After record sightings, Michigan scientists want to collar a cougar to learn how the big cats use U.P. forests.

BAKER CITY — Brian Ratliff and Justin Primus are trudging through ankle-deep snow in Baker City’s Mount Hope Cemetery, tracking a mystery. Well, a partial mystery. The two wildlife biologists were in ...

MARQUETTE, MI – There’s no doubt about the growing evidence that cougars roam the wildest reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Last year, state wildlife officials recorded 23 confirmed cougar ...

While cougar attacks are exceedingly rare in Western Washington, when they happen, they tend to get a lot of attention. On Sunday, July 20, a cougar grabbed a 4-year-old boy on a popular hiking trail ...