ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI)— Another big cat has been seen in Iowa. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed a photo taken in Ankeny by Randy Johnson, was a mountain lion. The picture was taken where Johnson lives, just west of the John Deere plant. The last time a confirmed mountain lion was seen, was in a video taken in Des Moines, by a home security system last October.

At that time, the Iowa DNR said mountain lions are occasional visitors to the state, but there are no breeding populations in Iowa. South Dakota and Nebraska are home to small breeding populations of the big cats. They said on occasion, young males will get chased from their home territories by older males and make long treks searching for new territory.