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Mountain lion found in Missouri

by Newsdesk KRCG

Posted: 12.01.2010 at 5:13 PM

Newsdesk KRCG

Read more: State, Environment, Mountain Lion, Verified, Missouri, Found

Mountain Lion caugth on camera in Platte County

PLATTE COUNTY, MO. -- A mountain lion was spotted in northwest Missouri.

The big cat was caught on camera in a tree in Platte County.

The Kansas City Star reports that the Missouri Department of Conservation said this is only the 11 incident that officials have verified a mountain lion spotting since 1994.

Officials verified that it was a mountain lion by the claw marks in the tree and hair samples found.

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