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CSUCI Information Alert - Mountain Lion Sighting: A California Mountain Lion who lives in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains was seen by several people on Sunday, Sept. 4 on the main part of the CSUCI campus near the A3 Parking Lot footbridge at El Dorado Park and in Big Rock Park near Camarillo Street and Rincon Drive. The last sighting was at approximately 9:28 p.m. near the A3 Parking Lot. We have reported the sighting to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. Residents are advised to stay indoors after dark until further notice.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
The alert identifies the animal as 'A California Mountain Lion who lives in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains,' applying possessive framing ('who lives') that signals the university views the lion as a permanent resident of the shared landscape rather than an intruder.
The phrase 'seen by several people' at two distinct named locations (El Dorado Park and Big Rock Park) over an evening establishes this as a multi-witness, multi-location event, strengthening the advisory's credibility.
The 9:28 p.m. time stamp for the last sighting and 'stay indoors after dark until further notice' instruction reflect standard California mountain lion advisory protocol, as cougars are most active at dawn and dusk.