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Additional Information
COUNTIES WITH CONFIRMED COUGARS BY MWC
| COUNTY |
EVIDENCE |
RESIDENT COUGARS? |
| Alcona/Oscoda |
2 photos; biologist's memo and track photos; scat with cougar DNA; 2 track sets |
Yes |
| Benzie |
4 track sets; visual; 1 cougar-killed deer |
Yes |
| Cheboygan |
1 track set |
Probably |
| Chippewa |
1 skull |
Unknown |
| Delta |
3 track sets; 1 cougar-killed deer |
Probably |
| Menominee/Delta |
Video of young cougar; scats with cougar DNA |
Yes |
| Dickinson |
Scat with Cougar DNA |
Probably |
| Emmet |
Scat with Cougar DNA |
Unknown |
| Houghton |
Scat with cougar DNA |
Unknown |
| Kalkaska |
1 track set |
Probably |
| Mackinac/Schoolcraft |
3 track sets; 6 cougar-killed deer; scats |
Yes |
| Montmorency |
1 track set |
Unknown |
| Presque Isle |
Scats with cougar DNA |
Probably |
| Roscommon |
2 track sets; visual; scats with cougar DNA |
Yes |
| Wexford |
Video |
Unknown |
ADDITIONAL COUNTIES WITH EVIDENCE OF COUGARS VERIFIED BY MWC BUT WITHOUT GROUND-TRUTHING OR INVOLVEMENT IN CHAIN OF EVIDENCE: Alpena, Monroe, Ottawa, Muskegon.
Michigan Cougar
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 Photo courtesy of Myles Willard
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