PVPD Gives Advice on Wildlife Encounters

Along with the bear that was captured in Prescott Valley on Monday by Arizona Game and Fish, and later killed when it escaped in Dewey, a mountain lion was also spotted at Fain Park on Memorial Day. The big cat did not pose a threat to anyone there.

Still, the Prescott Valley Police Department is urging everyone to be alert for wild animals. PVPD spokeswoman Desiree Kelly tells The News:

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Earlier this year, four mountain lions were killed in Prescott after Game and Fish deemed them a threat to the neighborhoods in the northwest part of the city. Last summer, a man in Groom Creek was mauled to death by a black bear.