Late last month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) verified a Dec. 6 photo of an adult cougar being followed ...

Cougar sightings are surging in Michigan with 2025 set to own some of the highest numbers in years. It follows a similar trend in 2024 when there were 23 confirmed sightings. The population's rebound ...

Cougar sightings across Michigan are nearing last year’s number, at 20 sightings so far this year, with 21 reported in 2024, according to state conservation officials. The increased sightings may be ...

"We do not know if the animal survived the collision since it was able to at least leave the immediate area," Brian Roell, a ...

Nine months ago, the DNR discovered a pair of cougar cubs living in the Upper Peninsula wilds — the first sighting in more than 100 years. Now, new trail camera photos shows the elusive animals still ...

The number of cougar sightings in Michigan is increasing, with 27 reports in the Upper Peninsula so far during 2025, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says. There were 23 such reports ...

Two cougar cubs spotted last spring in Ontonagon County were seen again this month, walking along a snowy trail with an adult cougar in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Specialists confirmed the pair of ...

Are there cougars on the Old Mission Peninsula? One OMPer says they spotted one on Center Road near Pelizzari Natural Area.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nine months after they were first documented in the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has verified another sighting that shows the two kittens ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...