Mountain lion in Illinois: Animal tracked to Springfield, DNR officials say

Another mountain lion was hit and killed by a car last week along I-88 in DeKalb County
Thursday, October 27, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A mountain lion has made its way into Springfield, Illinois.

The DNR has been tracking the cougar after it was fitted last year with a GPS collar in Nebraska as part of a research project.
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This is the second mountain lion to be spotted in Illinois just this month.

Another one was hit and killed by a car last week along I-88 in DeKalb County.
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Conservation police are asking people not to look for the mountain lion and say it should soon move out of the Springfield area.
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