One dog killed, another injured in mountain lion attacks in Blaine County

KETCHUM, Idaho (CBS2) — A dog was killed over the weekend by a mountain lion in Blaine County.

Another was injured in a separate and unrelated attack.

Idaho Fish and Game says a lion was in a fenced backyard in the small town of Gimlet on Sunday when the cougar killed the homeowner's dog, a German shorthair. Conservation officers will try and trap and remove the mountain lion from the area.

"Once a lion gets a food reward from a kill, they will often return to the site," Josh Royse, an Idaho Fish and Game regional conservation officer said.

Also in Blaine County, Idaho Fish and Game says an Australian shepherd was injured when it encountered a cougar in an unfenced area on a porch west of Ketchum.

Fish and Game says at this time, no action is planned for the second lion.

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