I once saw what appeared to be a mountain lion in northwestern Nevada. I couldn’t believe my eyes — it was moving parallel to the side of the road; I convinced myself I must have been hallucinating.
Years later, I stumbled across 3 dead cows within a 5-10 mile span, all in various states of decay, also in Nevada. Spoke with a ranger and they offered that it might have been a mountain lion (I had assumed they were hit by cars).
I then mentioned my experience from years prior, and the ranger said that mountain lions often hang out near roadways, as it’s an easy spot to find/observe deer and livestock.
Years later, I stumbled across 3 dead cows within a 5-10 mile span, all in various states of decay, also in Nevada. Spoke with a ranger and they offered that it might have been a mountain lion (I had assumed they were hit by cars).
I then mentioned my experience from years prior, and the ranger said that mountain lions often hang out near roadways, as it’s an easy spot to find/observe deer and livestock.