“Timed or motion sensor alarms with flashing lights, loud noises and sprinklers may work on mountain lions, and can also provide an added bonus of scaring other pesky neighbors who show up uninvited,” the Mountain Lion Foundation said.

A child attacked by a mountain lion at Washington's Olympic National Park is being treated in Seattle. Rangers eliminated the threat after locating the cougar.

The four-year-old child mauled by a collared cougar at Olympic National Park this weekend has been released from the hospital, officials confirmed Tuesday.