Their mother killed by vehicle, mountain lion cubs rescued and recovering at Oakland Zoo

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News November 17, 2023November 15, 2023

You can't hide those lion eyes. Dr. Ryan Sadler examines a rescued mountain lion cub at the Oakland Zoo on Tuesday after it and a young sibling were brought to the zoo's veterinary staff by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The cubs were orphaned after their mother was fatally struck by a car along interstate 280 on the Peninsula last week. (Oakland Zoo via Bay City News)

Two very young, orphaned female mountain lion cubs are recuperating at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife this week.

Wildlife officials began searching for the cubs Monday morning after their mother was struck and killed by a car Nov. 9 on Interstate 280 near the Hillsborough/Burlingame area.

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