The Missouri Department of Conservation says that it has confirmed that a mountain lion was recently in Shannon County. This is the first confirmed female mountain lion in the state since 1994, according to the Department of Conservation.
HAZELGREEN, Mo. (AP) — A mountain lion has been euthanized after it was struck by a car in southwest Missouri. The adult male mountain lion was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 44 in Laclede County yesterday morning. State troopers responded to reports of an in injured mountain lion and found it alive on the side of the road...