Mountain lion travels 558 miles to Mesa Verde Countrywide Park

An bold mountain lion walked additional than 550 miles to visit a nationwide park, New Mexico officers reported.

The mountain lion, acknowledged as Squeaks, still left for his experience in early July, officers at the Pueblo of Santa Ana Office of Organic Assets said. He is a sub-adult male who is GPS-collared, so officials could see each cease Squeaks designed.

He still left Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, and traveled at least 558 miles to conclude up at Mesa Verde Countrywide Park in Colorado, in accordance to the office. He produced hundreds of stops alongside the way, officers mentioned.

“Soon immediately after getting into Colorado, he expended some time together the Florida River south of Durango, Colorado,” the Department of All-natural Resources stated. “He manufactured quite a few tries to transfer northward from the Florida, but would turn back again south immediately after functioning into massive expanses of open up agricultural fields and lower-density enhancement.”

The mountain lion also experimented with to go west but turned again after he ran into highway. On Sept. 28, nonetheless, he crossed the highway beneath a bridge and was in a position to proceed westward, in accordance to the department.

“To date, his GPS collar has collected 2,925 spots,” officials mentioned. “We’re nonetheless not certain if Mesa Verde National Park will turn out to be his new dwelling, but if it does, at the very least we know he has superior style in genuine estate.”

Mesa Verde National Park is about 52,000 acres for Squeaks to roam. It’s scarce to location a mountain lion in just the park, according to the Nationwide Park Service.