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SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - State wildlife officials say a mountain lion that was struck and killed last weekend along a northern Illinois highway will be analyzed by biologists seeking to uncover the rare animal's origins. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the mountain lion died Sunday after being hit by a vehicle along Interstate 88 in DeKalb County. State police recovered the mountain lion's carcass, which will undergo a necropsy and DNA analysis at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. The DNR says that will shed light the animal's place of origin. The state agency says it may be the same mountain lion recently recorded by a trail camera in northwestern Illinois' Whiteside County.
A mountain lion that ventured into Illinois has met with a tragic end, confirmed to have been struck and killed by a vehicle on I-88 in DeKalb County on Sunday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced.