MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITIONOTSEGO County Sightings

01/02	Observed by Tony W.
01/29/02	Mancelona Road/Lynn Lake Road
02/02	Observed by Charles S.
2/18/02	T31NR04W18
08/15/02	East side of two-track road; north from the Sturgeon Valley Road up a small valley; GPS location 16T0697762,5004076
10/25/02	1 mile W of Vienna on M-32
07/03/03	T29NR03W17
09/05/03	S off Old State Road, just W of County Line
09/09/03	W shore of Bradford Lake near the N end
03/25/05	Behind house, under powerline	BLACK
03/25/05	West Otsego Lake Drive to old Alba to Pine Grove to Niki Lane, Near Pine Baron Cross-Country Ski Trail, Tracks
09/19/05	West M-32, 5 Miles W of Johannesburg
11/09/05	Morgan Road off N Ohio, 2 ½ miles from Gaylord, Dragging a deer
11/09/05	Morgan Road, 4 miles N of Gaylord, Crossing road with a deer
05/24/06	Dodge Lake Road, Photo
07/31/06	Fairview and N Ohio on 5 Lake Road across from Fairview Cemetary

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