"This is the 15th sighting in the last 16 years, with five of those sightings since November.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, mountain lions pose very little threat to people.
"We have no documented cases in Missouri of mountain lions attacking livestock, people or pets," said Beringer. "There is a much greater risk of harm from automobiles, stray dogs and lightning strikes than from mountain lions."
This location of the sighting is about 25 miles from where a mountain was shot and killed in Macon County on Jan. 22."
