LOGAN, Utah — A mountain lion was spotted near Utah State University campus early Tuesday morning.

The mountain lion has since been caught by the Utah Division of Wildlife. The animal didn’t attack any people or pets while in the area.

According to Logan City Police Department Chief Jeff Simmons, the mountain lion was first sighted in a tree near Utah State University and the cemetery.

“Someone obviously called it in, and it was near the campus up there in a tree,” Simmons said. “And so when officers responded initially, that’s where it stayed. But then it quickly ran down and it ran off toward the cemetery area and The Spectrum.”

Simmons said that the officers put out a notice to USU students, using USU’s safety alert system, warning them about the mountain lion. That alert was sent out at 7:37 a.m.

“The officers put out a notice, basically a blue alert up at USU, to alert students to be aware and to avoid the animal if it’s spotted,” Simmons said. “Also, for the parents, maybe not letting their kids walk to Edith Bowen Elementary School.”

The mountain lion has since been tranquilized and captured by the DWR. According to Sam Robertson, a wildlife district biologist for the DWR Cache and Ogden units, the cat was shot with a tranquilizer dart and will now be inspected by the DWR to see if it is healthy.

“We were able to locate it, dart it, and get it loaded up in the truck,” Robertson said. “Now we’re going to try and do a health assessment on it and see why it was down here and what’s going on.”

Robertson estimated that the cat was 100-110 pounds, and at least two years old. He said that while dealing with mountain lions and other wild animals is always tricky, the DWR was luckily able to quickly capture this one.

“You’re dealing with a wild animal, they can go all kinds of directions, do all kinds of things,” Robertson said. “Luckily we were able to get it in a place where it held tight, and we were able to get a dart in it.”

Robertson said that this mountain lion was not aggressive toward any people or pets in the area.

“This one didn’t show any aggression to anything,” Robertson said. “We didn’t hear any reports of pets being killed. It was likely just coming down because there is a lot of deer near the cemetery area.”

Robertson said that the DWR’s health assessment will determine if the mountain lion is in good health. If so, it will likely be transported to a new location away from any towns or cities and released. If it is in poor health or has something wrong with it, it may have to be euthanized.