NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A 140-pound mountain lion that was struck and killed by a car in Connecticut was likely a captive animal that escaped or was released, environmental officials said on Monday, June 13. The male lion was killed Saturday on a highway in Milford, a coastal city that’s more than 1,000 miles […]
Connecticut Mountain Lion Likely was Captive Animal
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