The Park City Police Department received a recent report of a mountain lion sighting in a heavily populated area of the community, but the animal was later determined to be a bobcat.

The sighting was logged at 10:47 a.m. on April 10 on Meadows Drive. The police were told someone saw a mountain lion in the backyard. The animal “didn’t stop but continued on,” the police were told. The person who contacted the department “just wanted us to know,” according to the police.

Meadows Drive is an important street that generally runs on the perimeter of Park Meadows. It is close to the expansive municipal open space in Round Valley. The land offers habitat for wildlife, including prey animals.

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Mountain lion sightings are rare in Park City, but they are notable since the animals pose a threat to people and pets. In a recent case, in January, state wildlife officers euthanized a mountain lion after the animal was inadvertently injured during an operation designed to scare it away from a neighborhood.

Other animals like bobcats are sometimes mistaken to be mountain lions.

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The Police Department received several other wildlife-related reports earlier in April. They included:

• On Friday, April 12, at 4:58 p.m., three deer were reported to be “walking along the street” on Sidewinder Drive. The animals were also seen in a parking lot. The person who contacted the police was “very worried as there is (nowhere) for them to go besides the streets,” according to public police logs.            

• On Monday, April 8, at 4:55 p.m., someone found a duck, reported to be injured, “in the middle of” Payday Drive. The person who contacted the police told the agency they were “going to try to direct traffic” and they were “afraid it’s going to get run over again,” according to public police logs.