Cougar sightings in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have doubled since 2020, reaching 27 sightings this year.

MARQUETTE, MI – There’s no doubt about the growing evidence that cougars roam the wildest reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Last year, state wildlife officials recorded 23 confirmed cougar ...

Cougars are sometimes called mountain lions, pumas, or panthers and the species disappeared from the Michigan landscape more ...

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 ...

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 ...

There have been 21 confirmed cougar sightings in 2025, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR maintains a database of confirmed cougar sightings, which shows at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed 27 separate cougar sightings so far this year, the highest number on record since they were thought to be wiped ...

There have been 21 confirmed cougar sightings in 2025, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR maintains a database of confirmed cougar sightings, which shows at ...

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 ...

Michigan wildlife experts say 2025 marks the third straight year of record cougar sightings in the Upper Peninsula - with more than a month still left in the ...