SAN LUIS OBISPO -- For the second time in one week, a mountain lion has been spotted in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood.
A wildlife expert is weighing in on the incidents that have put some people one edge.
No one was harmed in either incident, but still some neighbors are concerned.
"The kids love to explore and there's a creek out there and yeah it does concern me quite a bit," said Patsy Wetzel, a San Luis Obispo resident.
Wildlife experts say there is nothing to fear, as long as you know how to react.
The most recent encounter was in a neighborhood near the airport, Tuesday night.
Someone called police after spotting a mountain lion in a field behind homes on Goldenrod Lane.
Officers checked it out, but the cougar was gone.
David Jackson is the CEO of Conservation Ambassadors and Zoo to You, a wildlife sanctuary near Paso Robles.
He says there are about 6,000 mountain lions in the state.
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