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

Mountain lion sightings are rare in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to state wildlife officials, 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 Collin County.

A mountain lion was caught on a resident's security camera Friday in north Plano, third sighting in North Texas in last three weeks.

The mountain lion was considered a public threat and had activated a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.

The City of Plano said in a Facebook post that biologists with the TPWD confirmed security camera footage of a mountain lion in Plano on Friday, November 8. Before that, TPWD confirmed mountain lion sightings in Lake Dallas on October 27 and Frisco on November 1.

The mountain lion was spotted in the backyard of a house in western Frisco on Nov. 1, Texas Wildlife Department said.

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