Yup. Possible mountain lion sighting, but this is down in the desert. There are bighorn sheep in the mountains above Rancho Mirage and they do come down to nibble on the plants at the Ritz Resort in Rancho Mirage. I'll have to watch for updates. By the way, I went back and investigated the tracks I found in the mud two weeks ago and measured them. They were 3 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide. Here are the pics that I took of them. With rain forecast this next weekend, I wanted to document them before then, so I went back Saturday afternoon. I highly doubt it is the same mountain lion, since there are others up in our mountains. Here's the link to the local news story:
http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/story/mountain-lion-sighting-rancho-mirage-big-cat-kpsp/LjLvmUlyXkyzs3dpjHVcuQ.cspx?rss=2276 One read wrote in that it is not uncommon for him to see mountain lions, bobcats, and desert bighorn sheep on the ridges of the mountains above Rancho Mirage.
http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/story/mountain-lion-sighting-rancho-mirage-big-cat-kpsp/LjLvmUlyXkyzs3dpjHVcuQ.cspx?rss=2276 One read wrote in that it is not uncommon for him to see mountain lions, bobcats, and desert bighorn sheep on the ridges of the mountains above Rancho Mirage.
