State officials confirm mountain lion in S. Ind.
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7 May 2010
8:53 PM GMT
Associated Press Newswires
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BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (AP) - The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of a mountain lion in southern Indiana. DNR official Gary Langell says it's impossible at this point to tell whether the animal sighted in rural Greene County is wild or a formerly captive cat.
A DNR biologist investigating a reported sighting of the cougar used motion-sensitive trail cameras to photograph it last weekend. The confirmation is the first since the DNR implemented a new policy March 1 to evaluate reported sightings of the animal. Another mountain lion was confirmed in late 2009 in Clay County.
The DNR says the last documented case of a wild mountain lion in Indiana is believed to have been recorded between 1850 and 1865.
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