POCATELLO — Conservation officers had to remove a mountain lion from a tree on Idaho State University’s campus on Friday.
The mountain lion, which was spotted in a tree off Red Hill Trail, was reported to ISU Public Safety at approximately 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Public Safety, Pocatello police and conservation officers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game arrived on scene and secured a perimeter so the mountain lion could be tranquilized.
After the lion was captured unharmed, Fish and Game personnel removed the animal from the area to be relocated outside of town.
Nobody was injured during the incident.
According to ISU officials, there are sporadic mountain lion sightings on the Pocatello campus once every few years, usually in the area of Red Hill Trail, and sightings like the one on Friday are not unusual for the area.
