LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada Department of Wilderness has confirmed that the mountain lion spotted in a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood has been euthanized after being captured on Wednesday morning.
Las Vegas Metro police announced that NDOW was able to tranquilize and safely capture the animal around 4 a.m.
Doug Nielson with NDOW said the animal was euthanized after it did not leave the residential area after being "hazed" by officials, posing a serious danger to the surrounding communities.
KTNV obtained video of the lion wandering around a neighborhood near Grand Canyon and Grand Teton on Tuesday. The woman who caught the wildcat on camera said she and her husband spotted the lion around 2 a.m. and called the authorities minutes later.
