Oakland Zoo Treating Mountain Lion Cub Separated From Mom In Santa Cruz

CBS San Francisco

December 21, 2022

The hospital at the Oakland Zoo is caring for a new orphaned mountain lion cub from Santa Cruz, zoo officials announced Tuesday.

Zoo officials wrote on Twitter that California Department of Fish and Wildlife workers brought the emaciated cub to Oakland on Monday night after a Santa Cruz resident noticed the cub on her property and called them. After waiting to see if the cub's mother returned for it, wildlife officials brought it to the zoo's hospital.

The female cub named Holly is receiving intensive care. Her blood work improved overnight and "she seems a bit brighter today, but still isn't standing or moving too much," the zoo tweeted.

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