RE: mountain lions in the midwest
There has been a lot of sightings in and around Omaha lately. They even caught one earlier this year and put it in our zoo. Another one was hit on the interstate between Omaha and Lincoln. That's two confirmed and many others "sighted." I am sure that they are here, although I have never seen one myself. I believe that they are all males also. From what I understand, the young males get chased out of their home territory when they are old enough and it seems as though they just keep running South.