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Michigan DNR: 12 confirmed cougar sightings in 2020
All reports in Upper Peninsula
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The Michigan DNR has confirmed 12 cougar sightings in 2020, all in the Upper Peninsula.
In 2020, the DNR has 12 confirmed reports of cougars in Michigan, all in the Upper Peninsula. It’s the most confirmed sightings in one year in at least the last 12 years, according to DNR records.
Michigan cougar sightings 2020. (Michigan DNR)
In February, DNR Wildlife Division staff confirmed two of those reports after finding cougar tracks while conducting the U.P. winter wolf track survey. Four additional sightings were confirmed after residents submitted trail camera photos of cougars. The DNR said it is possible reports could be sightings of the same animal.