AN ADOLESCENT MOUNTAIN LION, THAT WANDERED DOWN WATER STREET IN SANTA CRUZ THIS MORNING, WAS TRANQUILIZED AROUND 12:30 THIS AFTERNOON SO HE COULD BE SAFELY RELOCATED. SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUMA PROJECT AT U.C.S.C. AND WildRescue IN MOSS LANDING, AS WELL AS STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS WORKED TOGETHER TO KEEP THE MOUNTAIN LION IN THE AQUEDUCT (NEAR MAY AVENUE) AFTER HE JUMPED INTO IT THIS MORNING.
