According to creationists, it is. Hence the reference to "creationist jokes".
I've seen quite a few red fox, gobs of coyotes, and I've also found fresh bear tracks. There are no wild wolf packs in ohio, though there are people breeding them. Ohio cannot support a wolf population without them being seen, often. People claiming to see wild wolves are seeing coyotes, or escaped pets.
Even if that wasn't the case (which I repeat; it is), just consider it a poor example. There are no wild Lion prides in Turkey. The Asiatic Lion remains only in India. Their habitat once stretched into Europe.
...wut? Did you report it? Pics? That shit is rare, very rare. Not just rare that you saw a Cougar in WV, but that you managed to find a black one. They're really trying to keep track of them, make a phone call if you haven't yet.