Mountain lion reported near downtown Sebastopol

A couple walking the Joe Rodota Trail near downtown Sebastopol on Thursday reported what they believed to be a mountain lion crossing the trail, police said.

The 10 a.m. Thursday incident was the only recent sighting in the area so far, police said.

The cat, described as 2 1/2-feet high, about 4 feet long and 45 pounds in weight, was behind the U.S. Postal Annex on Petaluma Avenue/Highway 116, east of the roadway, police said.

It was seen running north across the trail toward the Laguna de Santa Rosa area, police said.

Information about California mountain lions is available at the California Department of Fish and Game website, www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/lion/lion_faq.html.