MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION
MONROE County Sightings



07/03Observed by R. S. of Toledo, Ohio
2004Carol Stokes video of a mother and older cubKITTEN
08/08/04Pointe Aux Peaux Road near corner of North Dixie and Pointe Aux Peaux
11/21/04200 yards E of Memorial Highway/Temperance Road Intersection 1 mile N of Ottawa Lake
04/01/05Deerfield Highway in Petersburg. Observed walking slowly in a front yard. Impressively long tail.
01/06 Observed by Curt M. of Temperance
04/16/06M-50 b/w Lewis and Raisinville, Chasing deer
05/27/06Temperance Road and Secor Road
06/07/06Monroe County
08/06Back half of ten acre property. Cougar playing in the hay field and not afraid of observers. Watche for about 30 minutes and it walked off into a cornfield
08/14/06Summerfield Road, N of Albion Road
08/06Watched cougar play in hayfield for about 30 minutes. Observed also about a month later along the creek in same area.
09/06Observed cougar walking along a creek close to where cougar seen playing in a hayfield
12/25/06MIle W of Lake Erie shoreline
02/22/07Cougar seen hunting something in woodpile and it jumped off cabin porch and ran; North of Ida Center and south of Lulu; cat left tracks in the snow; observed by Patti K.
Late 05/2007Canton Michigan on Ridge Road; Observed two large felines playing, crossing road, playing morePAIR


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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