вЂњItвЂ™d be one thing if we saw them frequently but we see them rarely. вЂњThereвЂ™s no point in trying to capture him and relocate him given the fact that they travel 40-80 miles,вЂќ she said. вЂњI think they should just leave him alone,вЂќ Higgins told the newspaper. Higgins told the Morning News she did not want to share the property address because she did not want curiosity seekers or hunters trying to track down the mountain lion. The nearest populations are in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico. вЂњThe video appears to be legitimate, and the tracks were found in close proximity,вЂќ he said. Sightings and evidence of cougars have been documented back to 1852, where two cougars were. вЂњIвЂ™m about as convinced as I can be without seeing the cat myself,вЂќ Jackson told the Morning News. A bobcatвЂ™s tail is normally 6 inches long and does not touch the ground. Mountain lions are often confused with bobcats, but they are much larger and have long tails that touch the ground. Jackson said he shared his photos with a tracking expert, who verified the prints, the newspaper reported. вЂњOne key thing to keep in mind is mountain lions are a component of the natural landscape in many parts of Texas, and unless they are in what we would consider a no-tolerance zone such as near a school, or if the lion exhibited threatening behavior, then thereвЂ™s really no action they would consider taking,вЂќ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesperson Megan Radke said in a statement.Д¬hris Jackson, who runs a website and Facebook page called DFW Urban Wildlife, confirmed that he inspected the mountain lionвЂ™s tracks, finding them вЂњin soft wet sand just south of where the videos of the cat were recorded,вЂќ the Morning News reported. She says, вЂHuh?вЂ™ I said thereвЂ™s a mountain lion in my backyard.вЂќД«iologists said they suspected this mountain lion was most likely a transient juvenile seeking a home range, KXAS reported. Humphrey said she told the dispatcher, вЂњIвЂ™m sitting in my car and there is a mountain lion in my backyard.

Humphrey said she immediately called the police. вЂњThen it turned into shock, and then it turned into fear.вЂќ

Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services biologist also came to the same conclusion as its staff.вЂњI was in disbelief, Humphrey told WFAA.

вЂњNone of the evidence reviewed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department indicates a predatory attack by a mountain lion or other wild animal,вЂќ TPWD spokeswoman Megan Radke said in an email.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a Sunday afternoon statement that its experts had inspected the scene and didn't find any evidence of a mountain lion attack at the location. The sheriff's office had said deputies found Whiteley's body on Thursday, a day after he went missing near Lipan, located 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth. The sheriff's office said its investigation is continuing and that investigators are gathering pictures and statements from locals who have seen and captured on film images of mountain lions. The sheriff's office had said earlier that the autopsy's preliminary findings said Christopher Allen Whiteley died from a wild animal attack, possibly by a mountain lion. The sheriff's office said it will wait for the final autopsy report but that, for now, it's standing by the preliminary finding from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office, which ruled out a suicide and a homicide.

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