That two-year-old male mountain lion who wandered up from the Peninsula and ended up scaring dozens of people around Pacific Heights on Monday has been released back to the wild, way down in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was major news Tuesday morning that a mountain lion had been spotted all over Pacific Heights and Cow Hollow, in a rarity for San Francisco. The Chronicle obtained footage from Fish & Wildlife of the mountain lion's release, which occurred early Wednesday morning in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One such mountain lion also wandered into San Francisco in June of 2020, when the streets of downtown were notably quieter. Previously: SF Animal Control Locates Mountain Lion In Pac Heights, Takes It to Be Released Outside the City