The Chicago Tribune reports that the cougar killed last month on the streets of Chicago was the same one sighted last January in Rock County, Wisconsin. Moreover, the DNA also matches that of specimens collected from mountain lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota, indicating that the animal must have migrated some 1,000 miles to meet its demise. Wildlife experts say this could mark a trend and that more midwestern sightings are likely.
As if on cue, a Chicago resident reported seeing a cougar just a few nights ago at the intersection of California and Lawrence avenues, a couple of miles from where the April 15 shooting took place. Cougar sightings have also been reported in nearby Stickney Township, prompting police to close Veterans Memorial Park there. However, no concrete evidence of cougar activity in the area has been found. Authorities determined that one of the sightings was of a deer, and dismissed an emailed photo of a cougar allegedly taken in Stickney as a hoax.
Read more about it:
• Scientists Clamor to Study Cougar Shot in Chicago - Chicago Tribune
• How Did the Cougar Get to Chicago? - The Lede, New York Times
• Cougar Sightings Could Become More Common - Janesville Gazette
• Resident Reports Another Cougar Wandering City - CBS News
• Second Cougar Sighting Closes Stickney Park - Rockford Register Star
• Police: Stickney Cougar Photo a Hoax - Rockford Register Star
• Cougar Scare Closes Park in Stickney - CBS News
As if on cue, a Chicago resident reported seeing a cougar just a few nights ago at the intersection of California and Lawrence avenues, a couple of miles from where the April 15 shooting took place. Cougar sightings have also been reported in nearby Stickney Township, prompting police to close Veterans Memorial Park there. However, no concrete evidence of cougar activity in the area has been found. Authorities determined that one of the sightings was of a deer, and dismissed an emailed photo of a cougar allegedly taken in Stickney as a hoax.
Read more about it:
• Scientists Clamor to Study Cougar Shot in Chicago - Chicago Tribune
• How Did the Cougar Get to Chicago? - The Lede, New York Times
• Cougar Sightings Could Become More Common - Janesville Gazette
• Resident Reports Another Cougar Wandering City - CBS News
• Second Cougar Sighting Closes Stickney Park - Rockford Register Star
• Police: Stickney Cougar Photo a Hoax - Rockford Register Star
• Cougar Scare Closes Park in Stickney - CBS News
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