![]() That was followed by numerous other big cat sightings in the area of southwestern Indiana, including by a police officer who spotted a mountain lion eating a deer carcass along Indiana 37 near Bedford. The last mountain lion spotting confirmed by the DNR was in May 2010 from photos taken by a motion-sensitive camera in a rural area of Greene County just east of Bloomfield, some 20 miles southwest of Bloomington. "We know it's a rare possibility, but we want to know about it as much as anyone," Rossler said. Rossler said those prints were likely left by a smaller animal, such as a bobcat or a possum, but that the DNR keeps reviewing reports. One man made plaster castings of paw prints this week from a suspected big cat on his property near Morgan-Monroe State Forest outside Bloomington. The state Department of Natural Resources has received about 300 reports of possible big cat sightings since early 2010, agency biologist Shawn Rossler told The Herald-Times. (AP) - Reports of possible mountain lion sightings across Indiana continue coming in even though state wildlife officials haven't confirmed any sightings for nearly four years. ![]()
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