Exotic Incident #658
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Location:
Libertyville, IL - USA
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Incident Date:
09/03/2004
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Summary:
Illinois officials reported receiving multiple calls from locals who reported seeing a cougar in the area. Since mountain lions have not been here since the 1860s, the animal was likely an escaped or released “pet.”