https://youtu.be/UjCp1BXSEOU
Mountain lions in San Francisco? Well, they don’t really live here, but we have had about one a year wander through the city in the last three years. Here’s one that was caught on a security/trap camera last night close to Lake Merced, at the very southern end of the city. If they don’t leave quickly and they appear lost, our Animal Care and Control, along with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, will tranquilize the animal and remove it both for its own good and that of the public. These animals could pose a potential threat. The last one that was taken out of the city two years ago was a young female weighing 92 pounds. That’s about my size: I wouldn’t want to tangle with one. Coyotes, on the other hand, weigh a mere 30 to 35 pounds and are not a threat to humans. Nevertheless, we need to keep our distance from them, less for our own safety than for the wellbeing of the coyote.
Addendum: I’d like to post here a couple of other animals that one rarely sees in San Francisco, but who passed by my night cameras. A gray fox, and a red fox, and then a video with raccoon, opossum, a hawk, dogs, and a skunk scares off coyotes. :)
Coyote Yipps 
Aug 21, 2019 @ 21:58:42
Hi Janet…. how amazing and beautiful to see. Tho I do hope no harm comes to the Mountain Lion, and that it is safely relocated …
Thanks
Hilary 😊
Aug 21, 2019 @ 22:28:48
ACC has been really good about taking positive care of the last ones. I’m sure if their interference is needed — the mountain lion will probably just leave on its own — but if that interference is needed, they’ll get the help of California Fish and Wildlife to help the animal out. That happened only a year ago. :))
Aug 21, 2019 @ 23:06:37
Hi again… well that’s good to know .. hopefully it will leave if it’s own accord…
Thanks
Hilary 😊