Defying odds, orphaned mountain lion cubs return to the wild
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Defying odds, orphaned mountain lion cubs return to the wild
When two mountain lion cubs were found stranded at an apartment complex in rural Fresno County earlier this year — their mother nowhere to be found — Department of Fish and Wildlife officials weren’t sure they could successfully return the young cats to the wild. They decided to try anyway.