MENOMINEE WEBCAM PHOTO OF JULY 11, 2010

MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION
MENOMINEE County Sightings



05/77Witch Lake
1980Carney, Cougar seen laying on rock pile with 2 cubs - watched for 10 minutesKITTENS
1980Faithhorn
03/10/81M-35
1983Nadeau, Cougar with 2 cubs run across the roadKITTENS
1983Menominee, Three one-quarter grown cougars seen at close rangeKITTENS
1984Fox Park, Cougar with 3 kittens cross M-35 in front of a vehicle - tracks recorded by Mike Zuidema down beachKITTENS
1984Whitney, Farmer views cougar with 2 kittens at 100 feetKITTENS
08/86Stephenson
1987Gravel road in Cedar Swamp, east of US 41 between Daggett and Carney. Observed walking across the road with long tail that almost touched the ground and swooped up at the end.
1990Menominee, Cougar seen with "mottled spots throughout its golden color"
05/15/91Stephenson
07/21/96Menominee Airport
11/00Observed by Don B. of Stephenson
11/17/00Nadeau
09/29/0310th and 38th Avenue
11/20/04CR 380, ½ mile W of 380/557, Southern Menominee, Cat chasing deer, HIT BY CAR - Hair samples to DNR, Cat ran away
08/04/05Beginnning of G-12 Road from M-35 near Cedar RiverBLACK
06/29/07Walking north to south toward Shakey Creek in Stephenson
07/11/10Owner captures cougar on webcam near Wallace. DNRE confirms it as a cougar.
UnknownCR 358


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