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Contact: Cody Norton, 906-202-3023 or John Pepin, 906-250-7260 Agency: Natural Resources
Oct. 20, 2021
Editor's note: A photo is available for download below. Please credit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources unless noted otherwise.
Cougar: On Sept. 16, this trail camera photo was taken of a cougar in southern Dickinson County. This is about 50 miles from where a July 20 video was captured in Baraga County.
Oct. 20, 2021
Wildlife biologists with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have confirmed a trail camera image showing a mountain lion walking through a semi-open area of firs and poplars was taken in September in Dickinson County. "On Sept. 16, 2021, a trail camera photo was taken of a cougar in southern Dickinson County," said Cody Norton, the DNR's large carnivore specialist. "This is about 50 miles from where a July 20 video was captured in Baraga County." The photo recently gained news media attention after it was posted on social media. The DNR's team of biologists that investigates cougar reports had seen the photo but initially could not confirm the source or location where it was taken. The team was able to investigate the report after the owner of the photo saw a newspaper story about it and contacted the DNR. This latest confirmation brings the total number of confirmed cougar reports to 74 in Michigan since 2008. This figure does not necessarily translate to the same number of cougars because a single animal may be included in more than one confirmed report. More on Michimich.com
So far this year, 10 cougar reports have been confirmed in the U.P., including three from Dickinson County, two from Marquette County and one each from Baraga, Delta, Houghton, Luce and Schoolcraft counties. This year continues a three-year trend of the highest number of cougar reports confirmed over the past 14 years. The previous high of seven confirmations in a single year was surpassed in 2019 when 11 reports were recorded, followed by 15 in 2020. Norton said greater use of trail cameras by the public may be contributing to the increased number of cougar reports. Previous genetic research has shown the cougars seen in the Upper Peninsula have dispersed to the region from states west of Michigan. The DNR has no evidence confirmed of a breeding population of mountain lions in the U.P. For more information on cougars in Michigan, including a list of the confirmed reports and forms for reporting additional cougar evidence, visit Michigan.gov/Cougars. |
Editor's note: A photo is available for download below. Please credit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources unless noted otherwise.
Cougar: On Sept. 16, this trail camera photo was taken of a cougar in southern Dickinson County. This is about 50 miles from where a July 20 video was captured in Baraga County.
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