The Park City Police Department on Saturday afternoon received a report of a sighting of two mountain lions on a trail in Old Town.Someone contacted the agency at 1:50 p.m. indicating the animals were spotted in the area of Ontario Avenue. The heavily developed street is a block from Marsac Avenue but also close to tracts of undeveloped land between Deer Valley and Old Town.It is rare for a mountain lion to be reported so close to a residential area. It is also unusual for the police to receive a report of two of the animals. It was not clear from police reports whether the two mountain lions were together at the time the agency was contacted or whether the person saw the two separately.The Police Department said officers “circulated the area but did not locate any wildlife.”The police only occasionally receive reports of mountain lion sightings, but the cases are notable since the animals pose a danger to people and pets. The location of the Saturday sighting is also of note since it was in a populated area. The Police Department, meanwhile, received a series of other reports involving wildlife. Officers who respond to wildlife sightings typically attempt to ensure the safety of the animals, motorists and people who are in the vicinity of the animals.Information about mountain lions is available from Wild Aware Utah, wildawareutah.org. The direct link to the section about mountain lions is: www.wildawareutah.org/wildlife/cougars/.Some of the other cases reported recently:On Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7:24 p.m., a cow moose and a young moose were seen in the area of a bus stop on Deer Valley Drive. The animals were “eating grass,” the police were told. The person who contacted the department was worried they might attempt to cross. On Oct. 6 at 1:50 a.m., a deer carcass was seen on Deer Valley Drive. The police said the carcass created a traffic hazard. On Saturday, Oct. 5, at 6:23 p.m., a moose was reported on Twisted Branch Road. The animal was close to a bicycle. The person wanted an officer to respond to “scare it away so that he doesn’t get hurt,” according to police logs. On Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:26 a.m., an injured deer was reported in the area of Park Avenue and Snow Creek Drive. The police were told the animal’s injury was a result of a collision with a vehicle. On Oct. 4, at 7:24 a.m., a deer carcass was seen in a travel lane on S.R. 224. The police were told drivers were “swerving to get around it.” The department said the carcass created a traffic hazard. On Thursday, Oct. 3, at 9:05 a.m., an elk, described as injured, was seen on a property on Kings Court. The police were told the animal may have needed to be put down. Public police logs did not provide details about the injuries or the status of the animal.The post Park City police respond to report of mountain lions on Old Town trail appeared first on Park Record.