The mountain lion cub found injured in a Castaic roadway last week is now being temporarily housed at the Los Angeles Zoo while wildlife officials work to reunite her with her mother, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A mountain lion named 157M is released back into the wild after being removed from . Wildlife officials said he was in great health.

An injured mountain lion cub was rescued from a Castaic neighborhood on Wednesday, hours after it was spotted lying in the road by neighbors who think it might have been hit by a car.

A mountain lion cub found in the middle of the street in Castaic earlier this week was recovering well before being released back into the wild, state officials said Friday. The young mountain lion was seen lying near the centerline of Hillcrest Parkway near Olympic Street Wednesday morning,