The mountain lion had been hiding in a chicken coop when it attacked the 11-year-old girl.
A mountain lion has been euthanized after it lunged at an 11-year-old girl and cut her face in central Colorado.
Officers do not believe the mountain lion meant to kill or prey on the girl, but attacks, while rare, are taken very seriously. Colorado is home to an estimated 3,000 to 7,000 mountain lions. The animals can occasionally be lured into residential areas for an easy meal if there is livestock around. Sean Shepherd, CPW area wildlife manager based in Salida, said in a statement that the lion had likely been looking for an"easy meal" in the chicken coop.
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