A young mountain lion shot by police died in surgery at a California zoo on Friday (Aug 26), a zoo spokesperson said, after the animal was startled by a tranquiliser dart and jumped at an officer in a suburban neighbourhood. Oakland Zoo veterinarians received the lion, estimated to be a year old, shortly before midday and prepared it for emergency.
A Central California police department is none too happy with the Oakland Zoo over a social media post involving a mountain lion that was shot by police, leading to some Facebook drama.