A fun thread was started yesterday on The ADK Forum – Mtn Lion hit by car in Standish 2/8/10.

Here’s the NYCDEC‘s response:

REPORTS OF DEC OFFICERS FINDING DEAD MOUNTAIN LION ARE HOAX

Recently, text and e-mail messages with a picture of mountain lion in the back of a pickup truck have been circulating in the area. The message claims that a mountain lion, or cougar, was recently hit by a vehicle in the Black Brook area. The message also claims that New York Environmental Conservation officers, forest rangers, or game wardens, responded to this incident.

DEC reports that the hoax message received by many these past few days regarding cougars is inaccurate and is not valid. This photo and messages first appeared in Western New York in December 2009 claiming that the mountain lion had been killed in Erie County. Since then, the false reports have moved across the State claiming the dead mountain lion was found in various locales and now has arrived in Northern New York.