Yeah, I don't beleive this person saw a mountain lion. It just doesn't seem rational to think that a big cat could make it to the island without being noticed. Is it possible? Remotely. There is plenty of food sources to support a big cat in that area, but I would think that it was a figment of her imagination. A few years back, there was reports of a black bear and cubs over by the Melville area. Claims that never panned out.

Coyote problem solved!

I agree with Ralph. A mountain lion seems very unlikely given the difficulty such an animal would have reaching Aquidneck Island and then avoiding observation. A bobcat is a possibility - they can get pretty large - but even that seems remote. Actually, coyotes compete with bobcats for food in any shared habitat. Because of their numbers and willingness to intrude into human settlements, coyotes will run any bobcats out of the territory. I would check to see if the animal left any scat in the are. That should give you some idea as to what kind of critter the woman saw.

I saw an Elephant cutting through my backyard the other day.

There are ant eaters in paridise park i have seen them .

My wife thought she saw a large cat about 18 months ago near the Middletown Police Station. She described a mountain lion when she tried to explain what she saw.

I know what I saw people! No I wasn't drunk, yes there were three other witnesses, and yes I am am a former animal control officer with wildlife training.

And no it was not a bobcat. They are very different!

U tell 'em, melissa!!! Anythings possible

There has been a wealth of information and sightings of mountain lions in CT, MA, VT, and RI over the last couple of years. There are other kills, one hit on the road in CT, tracks found all over, etc. The evidence is now becoming overwhelming of late. They are here folks, have been for decades. The numbers are coming up apparently based on the number of sightings. Some of the sightings are from expert sources. Bobcats and Mountain lions are nowhere near the same. If it has a long tail, and is over 100 lbs, sorry guys, the only cat in the US that fits that is a mountain lion. Melissa, you are among the ones that the state used to ridicule. Now they are taking it quite seriously.

I just saw a mountain lion in Exeter, RI! Couldn't take a picture, when we turned around flashed a high power light, he blinked and disappeared into schartners

It was 100% mountain lion. It was so cold last night we only found three paw prints in the snow. Tara Anderson also saw it, 50' infront of us with a super powerful flashlight beeming right on it.

Spent the afternoon with DEM. they're definitely here folks!

So, I was hiking at Carrs Pond last weekend and found several different animal tracks in the snow. Took some pics to compare them. Was wondering if one of them was a large cat, I think this just confirmed my theory! I'm kinda excited!