Is there really mountian lions or cougars in michigan?

Question

Is there really mountian lions or cougars in michigan?

Answer 1

Yea at the zoo

Answer 2

Yes, there are.

Check out the website below.

Answer 3

No, their range doesn't extend that far north east anymore.

Answer 4

Yes    First answer is incorrect

Answer 5

Yes.

Another site:

http://www.savethecougar.org/

Answer 6

There sure are — both the cougar and the mountain lion.

People thought they were extinct in the early 1900 but the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy researchers found cougar DNA in f***s in 7 different counties. They have documented evidence through tracks, photos and sightings from the researchers.

http://www.miwildlife.org/cougars.asp

April issue of the American Midland Naturalist, involved analysis of droppings collected in the spring season of 2001, 2002 and 2003. The results for 10 droppings produced DNA profiles recognized as cougars.

http://www.livescience.com/animals/06051...

In Northern Michigan, where Mountain Lions have been absent since the end of the nineteenth century, seven were confirmed in residence by 2001

http://www.saguaro-juniper.com/i_and_i/m...

The growing number of mountain lion sightings in recent years — by biologists, hunters, and other citizens —

suggests that there may well be a small breeding population of the species in Michigan.

University of Michigan:

http://www.umich.edu/~esupdate/marapr200...

There are now cougars in Southern Ontario as well.