Mountain Lion Killed In Scottsbluff Neighborhood
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Posted: 4:41 PM Jan 25, 2009
Mountain Lion Killed In Scottsbluff Neighborhood
Spotted in tree near high school
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a Scottsbluff Police officer shot a mountain lion that had wandered into a neighborhood on Sunday.
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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a Scottsbluff Police officer shot a mountain lion that had wandered into a neighborhood on Sunday.

Conservation officer Scott Brandt says the 70-pound female cat was seen in a tree near Scottsbluff High School. When she came down from the tree, the police officer shot her, causing critical injuries.

The cat ran, but was found in a garage a few blocks away. Brandt says the cat was then euthanized with a dart gun.

Mountain lions, also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, became a protected species under Nebraska law in 1995 and can't be hunted. They can be killed if they are threatening livestock or the safety of others.


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