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Trail camera captures image of mountain lion in Central Nebraska
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Trail camera captures image of mountain lion in Central Nebraska

  • January 23, 2026

CLARKS, Neb. (KSNB) – The Merrick County Sheriff’s Office posted an image of mountain lion that it says was reported to the department on Thursday night.

A resident at the Summerwood Resort lake community contacted the sheriff’s office at 8:40 p.m. with a sighting and image from a trail camera, which was taken earlier that Thursday at 4:30 a.m.

The Merrick County Sheriff’s Office has filed a report with Nebraska Game and Parks, which has a conservation officer investigating the sighting.

The sheriff’s department recommends all homeowners at the lake communities of Summerwood Resort to keep their pets inside after dark.

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  • merrick county sheriff's office
  • Mountain Lion
  • nebraska game and parks
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  • summerwood resort
  • Wildlife
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