Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains was temporarily closed after a person walking a dog was injured when a mountain lion tried to attack the dog, officials said.
Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains was temporarily closed this week after a mountain lion injured a person and tried to attack an unleashed dog, according to officials with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. On Tuesday, a person walking a small dog on a leash was injured when a mountain lion tried to attack the dog, officials wrote in a social media post.
'Mountain lions are unpredictable, wild animals,' officials wrote. 'While conflicts with humans are rare, there is always a risk when you are recreating in areas used by mountain lions.' Experts recommend that if you encounter a mountain lion, make yourself as intimidating and large as possible by waving your arms, yelling and throwing objects toward the animal. Back away and allow space for the mountain lion to move away and don't turn around and run.
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