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Search Finds No Lioness After 4-Hour Hunt

8/29/2026

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  • Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a resident’s report of a 300-pound lioness and cub.
  • State Police searched the 10,000 block of South County Road 50 West for four hours with ground units and drones.
  • No officers saw the animals and the search ended without evidence.
  • Authorities reminded residents to report unusual animal sightings.
  • The Big Cat Public Safety Act makes keeping a lion as a pet illegal.