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Humane Society Trying Star Power To Protect Illinois Bobcats

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Ever seen Iron Man 2? The HBO show The Newsroom? Excited about the X-Men: Apocalypse movie that's filming?

Each of them star Olivia Munn, who according to astatement releasedby the Humane Society recently spent some time for work in Illinois.

In a message for Gov. Bruce Rauner, Munn says during her time in the state, she "loved the vast countryside and the sounds of happy wildlife."

"Allowing reclusive bobcats to be hunted would be such a disruption to The Prairie State's ecosystem," she writes.

The General Assembly narrowly approved a measure that'd allow bobcats to be hunted and trapped for the first time in 42 years; advocates say it's needed to keep down the bobcat population.

The governor’s office won't say if he's leaning either way.

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