Michigan officials say there have been 26 cougar sightings in 2025, a record high. What to know about the big cats.

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 ...

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

It is the third consecutive record-breaking year and a continuation of the trend that started with 14 sightings in 2021.

Early on the morning of Nov. 18, Graham King was driving down Little Creek Road in Napanee when suddenly a massive cat ...

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 ...

There's been a total of 27 sightings in Michigan this year, all of which were in the Upper Peninsula. Since 2008, there's ...

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 ...

In the last two years, multiple cougar/mountain lion sightings have been reported from Chester Gap in Warren County south through Sperryville, Syria, Hood and Loft Mountain to Crozet in western ...