RE: mountain lions in the midwest
They found the body of one over on the west side of Omaha, Nebraska last week. It was lying on the side of the road, they think it was hit by a vehicle. They're not sure if it's the same one that has been sighted at least 4 times over the last month. Here in western Iowa with all the deer we have it wouldn't surprise at all if they are here. Though I haven't heard of any females being found, only young males that the DNR and so called wildlife experts think have been run out of their home range by development or chased off by dominant males.