The verdict is in from a Kentucky Fish & Wildlife biologist regarding the type of animal that was photographed and videotaped in Leitchfield on Friday.
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Sgt. Thomas Blackwell sent the video and photograph of the animal to a state biologist who said the animal is a “large house cat.”
“The neck isn’t long enough to be a bigger cat like a mountain lion or cougar,” Blackwell said.
The large and apparently healthy house cat was spotted on a hillside adjacent to the Leitchfield Walmart Friday afternoon. Although the animal was not deemed a bobcat, the big cats are in Grayson County. In fact, according to Kentucky Fish & Wildlife, bobcats are found in every county in Kentucky.
Mountain lions, on the other hand, are not normally found in the Bluegrass State, although seven years ago a mountain lion was shot and killed in Bourbon County by a Fish & Wildlife officer.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
