A mountain lion spotted east of U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma on Tuesday night was seen again Wednesday morning, according to police.
Petaluma police initially issued an alert at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday about the sighting reported east of the highway and south of Corona Road.
Shortly after 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, the animal was seen west of Hill Boulevard and about 90 minutes later it was seen in the hillside beyond Hayes Lane.
“It was a huge cat,” said a woman who caught the mountain lion in her back yard security camera. “I was a little excited, my husband came over and said 'that's a mountain lion,’ which I knew but I couldn't find the words.”
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She says it looks like the mountain lion jumped her back fence and walked in her herb garden, circled the yard and then jumped the front fence, and left.
“It's a little bit scary. I was not expecting it,” she said. “I'm gonna look out the window a little longer before I walk out the door.”
If the mountain lion is seen in residential areas again, people are asked to call Petaluma police and should avoid the animal.
