In this video you hear the details of a mountain lion attack that occurred last night in Woodside. The family involved in this incident did everything they could to protect their home before the attack by putting up 6' fencing around the property, but the mountain lion appeared to have found another way in. During the attack, the wife acted swiftly by getting into her car to scare off the mountain lion and ultimately saved their dogs life. We will continue to work with our partners at the Califo

WATCH: A Colorado trail runner describes a terrifying mountain lion attack that ended when he killed the beast with his bare hands. http://bit.ly/2DKU8o8 | WHEC TV

Learn some little-known facts about mountain lions: | National Geographic TV

Episode 1 of our four-part series on mountain lions. This episode discusses mountain lion biology and offers a historical perspective. This video series was created to share information from our research on mountain lions in an informative matter that is accessible and interesting to the public. The other episodes will be released on Facebook in the coming days. Narrated by Mark Johnson. | Colorado Parks and Wildlife