Three mountain lion cubs, believed to have been orphaned after their mother was killed by a car, are currently recovering at the Oakland Zoo in California. Fern, Thistle and Spruce were found by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in Portola Valley in San Mateo County less than half a mile from where a female lion was hit by a car,

Authorities believe their mother was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Portola Valley area of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area, zoo officials said. The mountain lion carcass has since vanished, so they can’t confirm her relationship to the cubs through DNA.

Three young mountain lion cubs that were found orphaned in San Mateo County are being treated at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

A trio of orphaned mountain lion cubs was rescued in Portola Valley and brought to Oakland Zoo for rehabilitation.

The two neighbors showed up just in time to shoot the cougar after they got a call from the dog owner's husband. The dog did not survive the attack.

Two mountain lions were killed within hours of each other when they were hit by cars in San Luis Obispo, according to the California Highway Patrol. The first crash occurred off Los Osos Valley Road on Wednesday night at around 7:30 p.m. The mountain lion died at the scene, and the driver was uninjured, according to CHP.

The cubs', Fern, Thistle, and Spruce, are about 10 months old and are 'relatively healthy' despite living without their mom for two weeks