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 The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says Thursday that
they euthanized the animal found Wednesday near Morrison in rural
Whiteside County. The cougar was between 5 and 6 feet long and
weighed about 100 pounds. Wildlife biologists plan an animal
autopsy, or necropsy.
Farmers called conservation police after seeing the cougar exit a
cornfield. Police found the animal in concrete tunnel under a corn
crib.
Experts say there were three confirmed cougars in Illinois between
2002 and 2008. Trail cameras in recent years have shown a cougar in
Jo Daviess, Morgan, Pike and Calhoun counties. [Associated
Press]
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