Traps Set for Big Cat Believed Loose at Resort
<i> Reuters</i>
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. —
Wildlife officials set baited traps and residents kept a lookout Monday to catch a fully grown mountain lion believed to be on the loose in this popular tourist area.
An official said the mountain lion, a species not seen in Wisconsin since early in the century, was likely a pet that became too big for its owner and was set free. Two workers spotted a lion prowling along a shoreline between a busy go-cart track and a resort in Juneau County in south-central Wisconsin.
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