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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 881613" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>I found this interesting:</p><p></p><p></p><p>July 26, 2011</p><p>Written by</p><p>Stephen Dockery </p><p>The Associated Press</p><p></p><p></p><p>HARTFORD, Conn. — A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway last month had apparently walked halfway across the country from South Dakota, according to Connecticut environmental officials who said Tuesday that the journey of roughly 2,000 miles was one of the longest ever recorded for a land mammal.</p><p></p><p>The animal originated in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and was tracked by DNA from its hair and droppings as it passed through Minnesota and Wisconsin in 2009 and 2010, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty said at a news conference.</p><p>Biologists estimate the size of the mountain lion population at about 100,000 in North America, mostly living in western regions and seldom traveling more than 100 miles. It was the first confirmed wild mountain lion in Connecticut in more than 100 years.</p><p>"It is a testament to the adaptability of the species that it can travel so far from its original home in South Dakota to Connecticut," Esty said.</p><p>The lean, 140-pound male was killed June 11 when it was hit by a sport utility vehicle at night on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in the New Haven suburb of Milford.</p><p>Authorities initially believed it was a captive animal that escaped, but tests showed that it was not neutered or declawed and it had no implanted microchips, which are commonly used in domestic animals.</p><p>Tests also determined it was likely the same one that had been seen earlier in Greenwich, Conn. Government experts say no native mountain lions are believed to live in Connecticut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 881613, member: 34"] I found this interesting: July 26, 2011 Written by Stephen Dockery The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway last month had apparently walked halfway across the country from South Dakota, according to Connecticut environmental officials who said Tuesday that the journey of roughly 2,000 miles was one of the longest ever recorded for a land mammal. The animal originated in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and was tracked by DNA from its hair and droppings as it passed through Minnesota and Wisconsin in 2009 and 2010, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty said at a news conference. Biologists estimate the size of the mountain lion population at about 100,000 in North America, mostly living in western regions and seldom traveling more than 100 miles. It was the first confirmed wild mountain lion in Connecticut in more than 100 years. "It is a testament to the adaptability of the species that it can travel so far from its original home in South Dakota to Connecticut," Esty said. The lean, 140-pound male was killed June 11 when it was hit by a sport utility vehicle at night on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in the New Haven suburb of Milford. Authorities initially believed it was a captive animal that escaped, but tests showed that it was not neutered or declawed and it had no implanted microchips, which are commonly used in domestic animals. Tests also determined it was likely the same one that had been seen earlier in Greenwich, Conn. Government experts say no native mountain lions are believed to live in Connecticut. [/QUOTE]
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