Can't believe I read this entire thread.

Personally I've never seen any evidence of
mountain lions in CT. Until I see proof I'll assume that while the possiblity exists, it is unlikely that they are here.

However, the Florida agencies have tried and tried to cover up their lion issues. They went from tracking the lion sightings all over the state after they released a bunch, to claiming that none exist in the areas outside of the Everglades.