MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION
ALGER County Sightings



11/56 Observed by John E., Spring Lake
07/72Chatham
07/15/82DNR Cabin
05/30/89W on M-28 (secs 26 and 35) b/w Prairie and Star Creeks
06/20/91Alger
06/92Grand Marias
1995TrenaryFEMALE WITH MILK SACS
11/15/021.2 miles N of Kings Corner Road and just E of Railroad Tracks
06/15/03Highway 2 near Lake Superior State Forest
08/25/03H-58 near E end of Nevins LakeMOM/KITTEN
10/11/03Mosquito Falls
09/04Observed by Rachel D. of Traverse City
10/25/046 miles S of Wetmore and about 10 miles SE of Munising off State Highway 13 heading So onto Doe Lake Road/Buckhorn Road and then SW
02/05Observed by Carol S. of Eben Junction
07/03/0520 miles W of Newberry on SR 28 in Seney Wildlife Refuge, crossing Railroad Track
05/07/06South of M-28, across from Koski Road
05/19/06Near Christmas
07/07/07M28 near Deerton in open field walking on the shoulder of the road
11/13/07M-28 about 17 Miles west of Munising


Using information compiled by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, it was determined that approximately 50% of anecdotal reports (as listed below), can be classified as probable or verified.
Reports by the public, when carefully screened for reliability, and used in conjunction with other information and evidence, can aid in assessing population status.
Thank you to the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Retired DNR Forester Mike Zuidema, and the media for this valuable research information.




DENISE N. MASSEY