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“I got chills instantly, just thinking about how easily I could have been standing there, and that thing could’ve jumped on me.”
"Cougar in area" caution sign, British Columbia, Canada. This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther.
Dowling said in 2003 that sightings in the eastern half of the nation, including Michigan, etc., were "almost certainly" escaped captives, but he added that the notion that (western) cougars "will eventually reach New Jersey" is a reasonable prediction, in part due to increased populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). [36]
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The cougar was photographed by an individual, and confirmed by the Wisconsin DNR. In November 2021, a DNR representative told WDJT-TV that the Department confirms about 15 cougar sightings per year in the state. [23] While the origins of these animals are unknown, some cougar experts believe some are captive animals that have been released or ...
Read more:Unconfirmed sighting of mountain lion near Griffith Park recalls L.A.'s favorite big cat, P-22 Wolf alerted the National Park Service and the National Wildlife Federation about the sighting.
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A citizen's group, the Michigan Citizens for Cougar Recognition (MCCR), independently tracked sightings and in 2009 listed Delta County as the location with the greatest number of reports in the state. [31] The DNRE verified five sets of tracks and two trail camera photos in Delta, Chippewa, Marquette, and Menominee counties since 2008. [32]