MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITIONSCHOOLCRAFT County Sightings

1977	Seul Choix Point, Lighthouse keeper views large cougar jump off road then its cub runs down the road ahead of his vehicle	KITTENS
09/25/85	Calwell Lake
07/08/93	Crossing road N of US 2 just off Little Harbor Road, just N of Thompson b/f Fish Hatchery
09/10/95	Driggs River
11/96	Observed by Larry W. Sr. of Shelby Township
Memorial Day, 1998	Thistledowne. Bed and Breakfast near Gulliver near Seul Choix Point, Lake Michigan - cougar observed
07/15/0?	US 2 and M-77
05/02	Observed by Art A. of Galesburg
05/02/02	I-2 from the south to north side of Road, T42NR14W25
07/13/02	½ mile N of Thompson DNR Office on M-149
10/02	Observed by John P. of Const. Park
10/02/02	Cooks Railroad Track
10/03	Dave S. of Taylor
09/08/05	US 2 west of M77/US 2
04/18/06	Fox River, Plaster Tracks	PAIR
05/04/06	Just S of Indian Lake, Chasing a fox
02/23/08	Crossing M-28 about ten miles west of Seney on edge of Seney Wildlife area. Seemed small for cougar. Tail tip was close to ground.
Unknown	US-2, Cooks
Unknown	North of Manistique

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