Sheep attacked by mountain lion in Fremont's Morrison Canyon

Bob Garcia is no stranger to mountain lion sightings or attacks. Living in Morrison Canyon for more than three decades, the 56-year-old retired teacher has lost a fair share of his livestock to the wild animals. But late Friday night or early Saturday, he lost yet another sheep — his third in a week — to what he thinks was a mountain lion. Now that Garcia has "shut off the (mountain lion's) food supply" by moving his three dozen remaining sheep indoors, he fears that the animal may be heading to residential areas and thinks that residents should be warned. "People need to know about this," he said. Fremont police have investigated the matter and have posted signs in the Morrison Canyon area alerting those walking, hiking or biking in the hills that animals such as mountain lions roam there, said Sgt John Dauzat, who heads the Tri-City Animal Shelter...read more