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Cougar Track in Snow (File Photo via Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Here come the cougars…<\/p>\n

WINCHESTER, MA – A Winchester resident reported seeing a mountain lion in town earlier this week, an animal that\u2019s officially extinct in the area.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts Environmental Police responded and saw paw prints that strongly resembled those of a mountain lion<\/strong> \u2014 also called a cougar, puma or catamount. The sighting remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

The last confirmed mountain lion sighting in Massachusetts was in 1858, in the western part of the state. There have been numerous reported sightings since, but none have been confirmed.<\/p>\n

via Mountain lion sighting reported in suburban Boston – Boston.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Winchester resident told police the animal was spotted in the Dunster Lane, Pepper Hill Drive neighborhood
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There is documented evidence (DNA tested scat) from April 1997 of a cougar in the Quabbin Reservoir area of Massachusetts at The Cougar Network<\/a>. (via Bill’s comment below<\/a>)<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/h2>\n
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Someone\u2019s Lion: A Look at the Winchester \u2018Mountain Lion\u2019 Mystery<\/h3>\n

Experts \u201cconclusively stated\u201d that tracks found in Winchester belong to a mountain lion. But the state says \u201cno way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mountain Lion Track Found outside of Boston in Winchester, MA. This is an official photo from the scene. (image credit Winchester Police)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Winchester mountain lion saga continues!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although they haven\u2019t bagged and tagged a giant cat, Winchester Police are now claiming that a new, second mountain lion sighting<\/a>, and subsequent tracks found in the snow, do, in fact, belong to a wild feline.<\/p>\n

\u201cA photograph of a second paw print located at this sighting was sent to several independent mountain lion organizations in the United States.\u00a0 Experts from those organizations have conclusively stated that the paw print belongs to a mountain lion,\u201d police said in a statement on March 20. — via Boston Magazine<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We already have coyotes<\/a>, coywolves<\/a>, fisher cats<\/a>, bobcats<\/a> and bears<\/a> on Cape Cod. The cougars are on their way… or was the cougar already here back in the 1980s??<\/a><\/p>\n

Update<\/h3>\n

January 15, 2015 a large cat was photographed in Leicester, MA. It’s hard to tell if this is a cougar or a bobcat from the photo.<\/p>\n

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Leicester residents report mountain lion-type animal roaming around: http:\/\/t.co\/SrwKjjyg6u<\/a> #fox25<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xjPB9tEmty<\/a><\/p>\n

— FOX 25 News Boston (@fox25news) January 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n