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Greenwich Mountain Lion Redux?

Residents of The Chieftans community have been warned there may be a mountain lion prowling the area off King Street in Greenwich.

Update, 3:45 p.m.

Greenwich Police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray has issued the following statement concerning the report a mountain lion has been spotted off King Street.

"I have no record of any additional cougar sighting being reported to the Greenwich Police Department since before DEEP released their findings."

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Original Story

Could it be true? Could the Greenwich mountain lion be using another of its proverbial nine lives?

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Well, the management company for the gated northwest Greenwich community The Chieftans thinks so, according to this story in the Greenwich Time.

Despite state environmental officials confirmation that the on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in early July was indeed the one stalking backcountry Greenwich, and their continued affirmation that mountain lions are extinct in these parts, the company has sent an alert to residents, according to CBS New York.


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