A young mountain lion that was part of a cougar population in Nebraska embarked on a multi-state journey this year, officials said. The male cat has since made it through Iowa and is now traveling in central Illinois. “This by itself is a rare and exciting occurrence,” the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said in an Oct. 24 Facebook post. “Even more exciting is that we know where he came from.”

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