At about 3 a.m. on Nov. 14, a Little Elm resident awoke to their dog barking and a sound described as 'extreme wind.' The resident said that only after approaching the backyard did they realize that the "wind" was a mountain lion "screaming very aggressively."

Mountain lion sightings are rare in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, state wildlife officials say, 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 Plano.

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

Another mountain lion has been spotted in North Texas, this time walking down the alley of a Plano neighborhood.