Deputy spots mountain lion along S. Indiana highway
BEDFORD, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana sheriff is warning the public about the presence of mountain lions in the area after four reported sightings in the past week.
One of the sightings was by a Lawrence County police officer, who spotted a mountain lion eating a deer carcass along Indiana 37 north of Bedford over the weekend.
Lawrence County Sheriff Sam Craig told The Times-Mail that while he doesn't want to alarm people, he wants residents to take proper precautions. Three other sightings were reported to the department last week.
State officials have confirmed instances of mountain lions in nearby Greene and Clay counties in the past year.
Mountain Lions had last been confirmed in Indiana during the 1860s.
Conservation officers say people shouldn't make rapid or aggressive movements toward the big cats.
One of the sightings was by a Lawrence County police officer, who spotted a mountain lion eating a deer carcass along Indiana 37 north of Bedford over the weekend.
Lawrence County Sheriff Sam Craig told The Times-Mail that while he doesn't want to alarm people, he wants residents to take proper precautions. Three other sightings were reported to the department last week.
State officials have confirmed instances of mountain lions in nearby Greene and Clay counties in the past year.
Mountain Lions had last been confirmed in Indiana during the 1860s.
Conservation officers say people shouldn't make rapid or aggressive movements toward the big cats.
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