For the third time in the past few weeks, a rare mountain lion sighting has been reported in North Texas. On Tuesday, city officials in Plano shared security footage of a mountain lion strolling through what appears to be a neighborhood alley around 2:30 a.

Mountain lion sightings are rare in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to state wildlife officials, but the last few weeks seem to challenge that notion. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed the third mountain lion sighting in North Texas in less than a month — this time in Collin County.

After a mountain lion was spotted in Lake Dallas and Frisco, a Plano resident spotted a mountain lion on their Ring camera.

North Texas' biggest feline was spotted for a third time on security camera footage, this time in Plano, wilderness officials confirmed. The mountain lion was likely passing through and will not stay in the area for an extended amount of time,

Mountain lions are native to Texas, but experts say they are typically found in the Trans-Pecos region and parts of South Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have verified security camera footage showing a mountain lion in Plano on Nov. 8, 2024. This follows recent confirmed sightings of a mountain lion in Lake Dallas on Oct.