Minnesota officials say a cougar has traveled about 35 miles since the North Dakota Game and Fish Department picked up a signal from its collar three weeks ago.
The animal is part of a South Dakota research project tracking cougars.
A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plane picked up a signal from the cougar recently in a wildlife management area near the Canadian border.
Spokesman Donovan Pietruszewski said the male cougar is probably looking for food and a mate. It has covered some 500 miles since leaving the Black Hills.