SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. — For the 117th time since 1994, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms a mountain lion has been spotted in Missouri.

And this one killed an adult elk on Sept. 12, 2023 in Shannon County, Missouri, about 150 miles southwest of St. Louis.

MDC reported its Large Carnivore Response Team began getting reports of the mountain lion early on Sept. 12.

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