Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services biologist also came to the same conclusion as its staff. “None of the evidence reviewed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department indicates a predatory attack by a mountain lion or other wild animal,” TPWD spokeswoman Megan Radke said in an email. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a Sunday afternoon statement that its experts had inspected the scene and didn’t find any evidence of a mountain lion attack at the location. The sheriff’s office had said deputies found Whiteley’s body on Thursday, a day after he went missing near Lipan, located 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth. The sheriff’s office said its investigation is continuing and that investigators are gathering pictures and statements from locals who have seen and captured on film images of mountain lions. The sheriff’s office had said earlier that the autopsy’s preliminary findings said Christopher Allen Whiteley died from a wild animal attack, possibly by a mountain lion. The sheriff’s office said it will wait for the final autopsy report but that, for now, it’s standing by the preliminary finding from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office, which ruled out a suicide and a homicide. “It appears we have two conflicting reports from two agencies that are experts in their field,” the Hood County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday posted on Facebook. Wildlife experts also says mountain lions can travel many miles during a week so they would be surprised if it’s seen again.LIPAN, Texas (AP) - Texas wildlife officials on Sunday said there was no evidence that a mountain lion or any wild animal killed a 28-year-old man, disputing a medical examiner’s preliminary finding in the case. So, it could have been searching for feral hogs/a general food source.” The mountain lion and its tracks were spotted on a private property in Rowlett… Mountain lion’s food sources include deer as well as feral hogs and there is not a large deer population in the area where this lion was spotted. They analyzed the video and ruled out other possible types of wildlife such as a bobcat because its tail was long enough to drag on the ground.ĬBS DFW received a statement from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, which said: “Biologists suspect that this mountain lion is most likely a transient juvenile male that is just passing through as it searches for a home range, a place where it can establish itself. State wildlife workers later inspected the area and found tracks to back up their initial suspicion that it was indeed a mountain lion. It shows what the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed to be a mountain lion wandering past the property from two different angles. Video recorded on Sunday shows the animal behind the home of a couple who posted it on YouTube: It’s an animal that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says hasn’t had a documented appearance in Dallas County until now. CBS DFW reports a homeowner’s security camera captured one of the rarest creatures in Texas, a mountain lion. ▶ Watch Video: Utah hiker captures terrifying experience running into a mountain lion and cubsĭallas County had an extremely rare visitor last week. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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