Mountain Lion Won't Get to Stay at Oklahoma Zoo
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa Zoo veterinarians say they're not sure where a female mountain lion captured in north Tulsa came from, but she won't be staying at the zoo. Senior veterinarian Dr. Kay Backues told the Tulsa World there's no space for the 78-pound feline. Officials say she'll likely be taken to another zoo or an animal sanctuary. Zoo and Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials helped capture the lion after she was found April 23 in a tree in the backyard of a residence. The cat has been at the Tulsa Zoo while officials try to determine whether she was wild or was kept in captivity. Backues says DNA samples were taken from the cat and will be compared to mountain lion populations in Texas, New Mexico and South Dakota.