Caution urged regarding mountain lions at monument

DINOSAUR I Staff at Dinosaur National Monument are reminding visitors that they are visiting mountain lion country when traveling in the monument, especially in the backcountry and along the river canyons.
On July 22, fresh evidence of an animal killed by a mountain lion was found in the Echo Park area. A 72-hour closure was placed on the area immediately around the kill site to minimize disturbance of the mountain lion as it fed. The…