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Springfield mountain lion sedated, taken to Indiana refuge
Mountain lion tracked to Illinois capital, officers urge public to keep away from contact
The Illinois Division of Pure Assets is urging the general public to keep away from contact with a mountain lion that is been detected within the state capital utilizing expertise that tracked the uncommon animal to Springfield’s west aspect.
SPRINGFIELD, Ailing. – A mountain lion that roamed residential neighborhoods in Springfield was sedated Friday and brought to an Indiana sanctuary that homes massive cats, the Illinois Division of Pure Assets stated.
The younger male was tranquilized by workers with the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Wildlife Companies department and despatched to the Unique Feline Rescue Heart in Heart Level, Indiana, the state company stated.
IDNR wildlife specialists, Illinois Conservation Police, the USDA and the Springfield Police Division decided the animal had entered areas of the town the place he can be a risk to individuals or property.
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The animal, which was fitted final 12 months with a GPS collar by the Nebraska Sport and Parks Fee, had wandered to Illinois from Nebraska. It arrived in Springfield on Wednesday, and IDNR warned residents to not disturb it whereas the company tracked its actions.
The DNR requested individuals to go away the mountain lion alone as a result of the animals are a protected species in Illinois and it’s unlawful to kill them except they pose an imminent risk to individual or property.
Its look in Springfield marks the second time in current weeks a mountain lion has been detected in Illinois. The DNR stated final week {that a} mountain lion was struck and killed on Oct. 16 by a car alongside Interstate 88 in DeKalb County.
Mountain lion hit and killed by automobile in I-88
Illinois State Police stated a mountain lion was struck and killed Sunday evening on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County.