Traps Set for Big Cat Believed Loose at Resort

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Wildlife officials set baited traps and residents kept a lookout Monday to catch a fully grown mountain lion believed to be on the loose in this popular tourist area.

An official said the mountain lion, a species not seen in Wisconsin since early in the century, was likely a pet that became too big for its owner and was set free. Two workers spotted a lion prowling along a shoreline between a busy go-cart track and a resort in Juneau County in south-central Wisconsin.