A mountain lion was spotted Thursday afternoon around the Sawyer Camp County Historic Trail in the San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge, San Mateo County emergency officials said.
The number of mountain lion sightings reported in San Mateo County has more than doubled this year compared to 2009, a county sheriff's spokesman said.
A reported a possible mountain lion sighting near the San Mateo's Highlands neighborhood on Monday afternoon has police reminding people how to stay safe around the big cats, according to a county alert system.