Class B First-hand BFRO #4885

Chicken pens being raided by unknown thief near Nevada City

1 August 2002 night Nevada City, Nevada County, California 2 witnesses

Account

A neighbor's chicken coop was raided at night and the birds were taken whole with no remains left. The witness, who also keeps birds, visited the coop to learn how to reinforce their own enclosure and found wire mesh bent and compressed in a way they felt required great strength. The witness collected hair samples from the scene for analysis, which were later reported to be mountain lion hair.

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Date
1 August 2002
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Nevada City, Nevada County, California
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.26, -121.02 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4885 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
investigating a neighbor's raided chicken coop to reinforce own bird enclosure
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4885 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Hair

Hair samples collected from the raided coop and sent for analysis, later identified as mountain lion hair.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

Chicken coop wire found bent, rolled down and compressed, requiring strength beyond bare hands.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Hair

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and received the hair samples for analysis, which were later identified as mountain lion hair.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and received the hair samples for analysis, which were later identified as mountain lion hair.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-09-03 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash aaf7c053e60b
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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