Dominion residents receive letter warning of mountain lion

Mountain lion (not the one reportedly seen in The Dominion) Mountain lion (not the one reportedly seen in The Dominion) Photo: John Hanna Photo: John Hanna Image 1 of / 71 Caption Close Dominion residents receive letter warning of mountain lion 1 / 71 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Residents in The Dominion were warned this week about a mountain lion that was reportedly seen roaming the Northwest Side community in a letter sent by the Dominion Homeowners Association.

The letter advised residents to "not leave small animals or children outside unattended between the hours of dusk through one hour after sunrise" because those are "prime hunting times for ground-based predators."

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"Last week, a resident in The Gardens reported seeing a large mountain lion around 8 p.m. while walking their dog," the letter reads.

Residents were asked to report any similar sightings to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at (210) 688-6444.

A call placed to the agency on Friday to inquire whether any such sightings had been reported was not immediately returned.

Last October, a number of mountain lion sightings in Stone Oak went unconfirmed but raised a stir in the far North Side community.

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