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Second chance: Abandoned mountain lion cub rescued
An orphaned or abandoned mountain lion cub found in Camino Aug. 1 has been relocated to the Oakland Zoo for care as it awaits placement into a forever home. An El Dorado County resident spotted the male cub walking along a road by itself and contacted Animal Services. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted ground and wildlife camera surveillance of the area where the cub was roaming, hoping to spot its mother or siblings and facilitate a reunion, according to CDFW Information Officer Krysten Kellum. Due to the extended range of a mountain lion's territory, the CDFW monitored the area for three days before determining the cub needed to be rescued.
World Tour Paddling Festival at Odd Fellows Lodge
Cinema at the State presents the World Tour Paddling Film Festival at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226–1/2 Lincoln Way, in Auburn. The popular annual event features the world’s best new paddling films that include whitewater, sea kayak, canoe and stand-up paddleboard action. Be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans; push extremes and appreciate wild places. Then, go paddling. You’ll want to.
Stage show tells queer stories that are 'Closer to Home'
This weekend, a brand-new theatrical production — "not quite a play, but not quite not," as described by its directors Gavin Sellers-Norman and Casey Ellis — that explores a range of LGBTQ+ stories rooted in local experiences will take the stage at El Dorado High School's Studio 81.
Local Jewish community to host Torah celebration Sunday
Event in memory of terrorist attack victims, will featuring live music, parade and dancing. The Jewish community of Folsom and El Dorado Hills will be completing and welcoming a special Torah scroll — Judaism’s most sacred object — with a unique and celebratory ritual ceremony and parade this Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Chabad Jewish Community Center in Folsom.
Woman recalls moment a mountain lion entered her senior community home in Colfax
COLFAX, Calif. — Residents at a senior community in Colfax are shaken because of a mountain lion that has been going right up to their homes. Most recently, the cougar tried to enter a screen door while a woman was sitting in her living room Thursday. "It came through...
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