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New mountain lion at the Desert Museum needs a name

Two 13-year-old mountain lions at the Desert Museum are retiring due to arthritis that makes it difficult for them to get up and down the exhibit's steep slope. Full story

Wayward mountain lion checks out Ramada Inn

   Security cameras at a Ramada Inn near downtown Santa Cruz, Calif., show a wayward mountain lion wandering on their prperty. The big cat was eventually tranquelized and released back into the wild. KSBW’s Phil Gomez reports.

Sara gets a wet smooch from a sea lion

   TODAY’s Sara Haines visits the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center in New York, where she has up-close-and-personal meetings with penguins and sea lions, and even swims with sharks.

Restaurant serves up lion tacos

   Exotic taco restaurant faces criticism for adding lion meat to the menu. WFLA's Josh Thomas reports.

Lions return to former war zone in Sarajevo

   Two decades after the war in Bosnia ravaged Sarajevo, the zoo welcomes two lions to their new "Wild Garden" exhibit. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

Two decades on, king of the jungle returns to Sarajevo

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Some still recall the roar of caged lions punctuating the long nights during the siege of Sarajevo. Full story

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  Mountain lion spotted running near Calif. school

A 125-pound mountain lion was seen running through backyards near a school in Glendale, California. Police and wildlife officials were able to tranquilize the animal, and will return it to the wild.

  Saving stranded sea lions

Extended Interview: Jeff Boehm of The Marine Mammal Center tells us what his organization is doing to rescue starving sea lion pups off the California coast.

  What’s making Southern California’s sea lions sick?

Sick sea lions are turning up in record numbers along Southern California's coastline. Director David Bard and Lauren Palmer of the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro say scientists are looking at a number of theories. 

  Mom of lion victim: ‘I’m pleased’ park is re-opening

The California wild animal sanctuary where an intern was killed by a lion last week reopened on Sunday, and a letter from the victim’s mother was read saying that the family has no ill will toward the park. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

  Animal sanctuary to re-open after intern killed by lion

The Cat Haven, an animal sanctuary in California, will reopen after one of its lions attacked and killed Dianna Hanson, a 24-year-old intern. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.

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