A MOUNTAIN LION WAS TRAPPED IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ THIS MORNING. AT AROUND 7:30 A-M WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ANIMAL STUCK IN AN AQUEDUCT NEAR MAY AVENUE AND OCEAN STREET. WILDLIFE EXPERTS WERE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SHORTLY 7:30 AND ASSESS THE SITUATION. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE MOUNTAIN LION IS PART OF THE “PUMA PROJECT” AT U.C.S.C. THAT STUDIES HOW ANIMALS RESPOND TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
