Michigan

At a Glance

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Mason Building,Fourth Floor
P.O. Box 30444
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: (513) 373-1263
Fax: (513) 373-6705

Cougars were originally native to Michigan, but were extirpated from Michigan around the turn of the century. The last known wild cougar taken in the State occurred in 1906 near Newberry. There have been periodic reports of cougar sightings since that time.

Over the past few years, numerous cougar sighting reports have been received from various locations in Michigan. According to the Michigan DNR this situation is not unique to Michigan, but has been occurring in many other mid-western and eastern states as well.

There are currently no cougar-related advocacy activities in this state.

There is currently no specific cougar-related news for this state.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Mason Building
Fourth Floor, P.O. Box 30444
Lansing MI 48909
Telephone: (513) 373-1263
Fax: (513) 373-6705

Click here to go to the Michigan DNR's page on cougars.

There are no cougar-related downloads for this state.