Memorial Day Closures
All city administration facilities and libraries will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. Some city facilities and services will be open.
With winter in full swing, mountain lion activity is expected to increase in Boulder. Activity near town trends upward during the colder months. Recent mountain lion activity has been seen in the area of 15th through 17th streets and Iris through Orchard avenues. We encourage community members to take precautions and be prepared if they encounter a mountain lion. If you encounter a lion, the following suggestions may be helpful:
Community members can also help deter mountain lions by making their yards unattractive to them. Removing access to potential food sources such as domestic pets, goats and chickens can help discourage their presence. Mountain lions make use of areas with low lying brush such as juniper bushes and evergreen trees that provide cover on the ground where it is easy to hide. Removing this type of landscaping from your yard can also help discourage mountain lion presence.
Though mountain lion activity and pet depredation in Boulder is common, the risk to humans is extremely low. To reduce the risk of mountain lions on or near your property, we urge you to follow these simple precautions:
Mountain lions have been a part of the Front Range ecosystem for thousands of years. They are both territorial and solitary. When a mountain lion establishes its territory, it is often the only lion in that area. If a mountain lion leaves its territory, another mountain lion takes it over. Because of this, removing or relocating lions observed in the city does not reduce potential conflict. Rather, the focus is on building education and awareness about lions in the community. Relocation and removal of lions from the city is reserved for individual animals that pose a direct threat to humans through abnormal or aggressive behavior.
To learn more about mountain lions or to report a mountain lion sighting in the city, visit the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.