Here's a link to the Kansas City Star's first story on the mountain lion. It was struck crossing I-35 near Parvin Road in the northland:

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/4283221.htm

This follow-up story includes the report that the mountain lion had hairs in its intestines that resemble deer hairs:

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/4292689.htm

When I was very small, our vet told stories about losing several lambs off his farm near Kearney over a short period of time. Then he found a large set of tracks that would fit a big cat. There were also rumors, not too long before or after that, of a mountian lion being seen lounging on a hay bale near Liberty Hospital (north of Kansas City). You never know where one might turn up... That would make birding around here a little bit more interesting, wouldn't it?

Kristi Mayo
Kearney, MO
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