Forensic Specialists to Report Mountain Lion Findings

What: Findings of an exhaustive pathology exam of an adult female mountain lion killed after a lion mauled a jogger to death in the Auburn State Recreation Area in El Dorado County will be discussed at a news conference. Reporters will have an opportunity to ask a team of medical and veterinary medical doctors about the results of scientific data collected during a necropsy (post-mortem examination of animals). In addition, officials from the California Department of Fish and Game and the California Department of Parks and Recreation will also be available to the news media. When: Thursday, May 12 1 p.m. Where: Medical Sciences 1C, Room 180 Southwest side of the medical school administration building, UC Davis Visuals: Following the news conference, reporters will have an opportunity to tour the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where the necropsy on the mountain lion took place and where most of the scientific analyses were completed. Background: State Fish and Game officials shot and killed an 82-pound female mountain lion on Sunday, May 1, seven days after a mountain lion killed a jogger who was running through the Auburn State Recreation Area. Forensic pathologists have spent the past week conducting a thorough examination of the animal -- employing the latest scientific analyses available to medical and veterinary medical doctors. Directions: From Interstate 80 take Highway 113 north (to Woodland) and exit the freeway at Hutchison Drive. Turn right onto Hutchison Drive and right again on Health Sciences Drive. At stop sign, turn left onto East Health Sciences Drive and proceed to the entrance of parking lot #54. Parking: News media may park in lot # 54. If vehicles are unmarked, please place your business card on the dashboard.