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Mountain Lion Released Into Santa Ana Mountains After Rehabbing From Near-Death Collision With Vehicle
The mountain lion, now 10 months old, suffered from a skull fracture, head and eye trauma, the Humane Society said.
June 30, 2025
A young mountain lion was nursed back to health and released into the wild this month after surviving a brutal collision with a vehicle in Southern California.
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The San Diego Humane Society announced the good news on Sunday, about five months after the big cat was hit by a vehicle in January. It received emergency care at Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in Orange County.
The mountain lion, now 10 months old, suffered from a skull fracture, head and eye trauma and lameness in his left hind leg, the Humane Society said. It treated the animal starting on Jan. 15. On June 17, it was released back into the Santa Ana Mountains.
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