I believe we do have MLs in Pa. But I am not sure if they are the Eastern or the Western version. My question is why can not be accepted that MLs migrate?

Do they only travel just far enough to leave one area and set up home as close as they can to their birth place?

Is it possible that some pets was released and have mated with others thats been released and had wild cubs without knowledge of GCs. Why would this be impossible not to believe?

How does anyone that never seen one say for sure they do not excist here? That isvery ignorant thinking. Even the PGC admits they find illegal exotics here every year that are not on record. I can go online right now and purchase coupleMLs for 300$ each and bring them here and release them without the GC knowledge. Now to say there isn't any here in the wild is again ignorant thinking. Have I ever seen any in the wild? No. But I do believe there is a handful of them though in each eastern state. Out west where they are abundant, yet they are seen very little by people.