The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday declared the eastern cougar extinct, confirming a widely held belief among wildlife biologists that native populations of the big cat were wiped ...

Despite sightings, feds say eastern cougar's extinct, needs no protection BY TIM CHITWOOD - [email protected] Updated March 02, 2011 1:21 PM ...

The last time there was a confirmed sighting of an Eastern cougar was 80 years ago. Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared the big cat extinct and removed it from the ...

BLACKSTONE, Virginia – Like some other residents of the small town of Blackstone, Virginia, Mary Elizabeth Goodwyn doesn't go outside after dark much anymore. Goodwyn, 81, used to welcome the ...

Numerous cougar sightings were reported east of the Mississippi River last fall, encounters that have become more frequent in recent years. A trail camera glimpsed one in northern Minnesota, for ...

Confirmed cougar sightings have picked up across Michigan since 2008, the DNR says. The DNR says young male cougars from the western U.S. are spreading into midwestern and eastern states.