Michigan cougar sightings surge, hit record high for third consecutive year

The number of cougar sightings in Michigan is increasing, with 27 reports in the Upper Peninsula so far during 2025.
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Michigan cougar sightings hit record high in 2025, DNR confirms

The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed there have been 26 confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan so far ...

Michigan DNR data shows cougar sightings are on the rise in 2025

Cougar sightings in Michigan have nearly doubled since 2020, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural ...
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Michigan logs record 27 cougar sightings, third straight year of increase

Michigan has once again seen a record high in cougar sightings for the third straight year. A report by the Michigan ...
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Officials confirm rare wildlife sighting after motorist captures striking photo: 'Pretty exciting'

Most people in Michigan's Upper Peninsula expect to spot deer or perhaps a black bear when traveling along rural roads. But a motorist who stopped to take pictures of what he thought were bobcat ...
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The eastern cougar : historic accounts, scientific investigations, and new evidence / edited by Chris Bolgiano and Jerry Roberts

Field evidence of cougars in North America / Chris Bolgiano ... [et al.] -- A survey of recent accounts of mountain lion (Puma concolor) in Arkansas / David Clark ... [et al.] -- Arkansas Game and ...