It's not typical mountain lion behavior to attack a person like that. All of west Boulder is mountain lion habitat. Very rarely do they come into contact with people. They tend to be elusive.

We're confident that we got the right mountain lion.

This is a very rare incident to happen. Mountain lions tend to be very elusive. Typically mountain lions don't want any part of people.

The dad was actually holding hands with his son at the time of the attack, walking along the trail.

It's typical mountain lion behavior after an attack like that. They're pretty curious to come back and see if they killed their prey.

The family did everything right in terms of defending the child. They used rocks and sticks and screamed at the cat.

That shows that our deer herds continue to do well.

If you put deer and (ground) cover together, it's possible that mountain lions could be there. Boulder is bordered by mountain-lion habitat, and that's going to happen from time to time.

They screamed and yelled at the cat and also used sticks and rocks to get it off the boy.