When the mountain lion got within about 10 feet, a husky engaged it and the man grabbed a shovel, striking the lion on the head, a report says.

A man in southern Colorado says he killed a mountain lion with a shovel at a campground when it was acting aggressively towards him and his dog.

An “ extremely aggressive” mountain lion approached a man camping with his dog at a Colorado campground, and he killed it with a shovel, wildlife officials said.