Was a Mountain Lion Just Spotted in Northeast Missouri?

There are many in Missouri who believe they have spotted a mountain lion at some point in their lifetime. You can add one more resident to the list as a picture has just been shared that they believe shows one of thee big cats prowling near a vehicle in northeast Missouri.

This ended up on my radar as I had a friend mention to me that there was a possible mountain lion spotted near Medill, Missouri which is in northwestern Clark County. I found the post that reveals a picture and I would share it with you here, but Facebook won't allow me to message the guy who shared it for some reason. Here's where you can go see the post on his page, though.

I am no wildlife expert for sure, but this animal does not look big enough to me to be a mountain lion. However, the tail looks much too big to be a house cat, so it's possible that this might be a juvenile mountain lion. If you're not familiar with Medill, Missouri, it's to the west of Kahoka and there are a lot of wooded areas to the northeast of town there.

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Will the photo shared by the man in Clark County be enough to convince the Missouri Department of Conservation of a mountain lion presence there? I'm doubting it, but the picture shared is interesting. Expert eyes should really check it out and determine what's going on.