hey just wondered if anyone has had any sightings or signs of mountain lions being in WV. The DNR claims there are none, but yet it's illegal to shoot one??? If there are none in WV why is there a law protecting them?

One of my friends has pictures of tracks presumably from a big cat and they are huge!
he got them in boonecounty, right outside Madison actually.

but just wonderin if anyone else has any knowledge of them being here