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Photo courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife<\/p>\n<p><style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\t\t\tarticle ul\tli { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; }\n\t\t]]><\/style>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Feb. 28 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Colorado wildlife officers responded to a house in Boulder at which the homeowner&#8217;s dog found a mountain lion hiding outside.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the homeowner went out to investigate about 7:30 a.m. Sunday when the family&#8217;s dog alerted them to something underneath the porch.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>The homeowner had expected to find a raccoon, but ended up calling authorities when they shined a flashlight under the porch and spotted a mountain lion.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife officers tranquilized the animal and relocated it to an uninhabited area in southwest Larimer County.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One factor we look at is location when we get cats that come into town,&#8221; wildlife officer Tyler Asnicar said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This one was pretty far east in Boulder in a populated area and it is not a good situation to have a big predator like that close to so many people. 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