RED BLUFF --A sleepy mountain lion decided to take a nap today behind the Adobe Plaza on Main Street in Red Bluff.
Red Bluff police said they went to the area after receiving a call and found the animal sleeping in a wooded area next to a large alfalfa field.
Officers kept an eye on the big cat and called the state Department of Fish and Game. Police said officials considered tranquilizing or shooting the cougar, but decided it wasn't a threat to anyone.
So a DFG agent stuck around to watch the mountain lion until it decided to wander away.
Police noted that mountain lion sightings in the north state are not unusual and lion attacks on humans are "extremely rare" -- only 16 attacks on humans have been reported statewide since 1890.
Additional information on mountain lions is available on the DFG website at www.dfg.ca.gov.
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