I would'nt trust what people at the state level say anyway. They don't want the pub to panic? I don't know.

People say lions are around here to but the state officals do not agree. If lions are here I'm sure NY has more!

I found a kill about two years ago in the state forest near my house. The deer was not shot, was covered with leaves and had weird looking dots all over its back. Like claw marks or from prickers I don't know. The only blood or damage was a tiny bit of blood on the underside of the neck. I repeat, this was not shot by a hunter. The only thing I could think of was lion or bob cat. I never returned to the sight. A local man claims to have seen tracks in the snow and won't go near the forest at night. Of course he also stated there were wovles out there too!@ The lion I could see but wolves I don't think so!
A guy my buddy works with claims to have seen a lion on the mtn side early one morning. He also said someones livestock was a bit mangled. Who knows.

Didn't NY stock some lynx a few years back?