Boulder man shoots, kills mountain lion in backyard

A resident shot and killed a mountain lion in the back yard of his home in the foothills northwest of Boulder on Sunday afternoon after the cougar attacked his dog, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. State wildlife officials said they won’t take action against the man, who declined to be identified, because “he felt very threatened” by the proximity of the mountain lion. "We believe he acted appropriately," said Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. "It's really a wrong place, wrong time kind of situation." Boulder sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Dimond said the female mountain lion bit the man’s beagle in the shoulder in the back yard of a home in the 100 block of Valley View Way. The lion ran when the resident came outside, but returned within an hour, which is when the man shot the animal...Boulder Daily Camera