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The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae. It is native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes.
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By Scott D. Travel in groups; keep everyone together, including children and dogs. Make noise while hiking to alert cougars of your presence. Leave the area if you find a dead animal, especially deer or elk. It could be a cougar kill, and the animal may return and defend its food.

Keep a clean camp. Store food and garbage in odor-free, locked containers or hung between two trees where cougars and bears cannot get it. Do not leave children outside unattended, especially at dawn and dusk. As a deterrent, install outside and motion sensitive lighting around your property. Trim vegetation and remove woodpiles to reduce hiding places for wildlife. Bring pets and livestock inside at night or secure them in a barn or a kennel with a top.

Never run from a cougar.

Do not approach the cougar. Maintain eye contact. Pick up children and pets or keep them close. Stand up tall. Do not crouch or squat. Make yourself look bigger by raising and waving your arms or jacket above your head. Talk firmly in a loud voice, back away slowly and leave the area. Fight back if you are attacked.

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Prey is most frequently killed by a bite to the neck, which severs the spinal column. Cougars are most often found in rural or relatively remote areas with ample cover and adequate prey populations.

They are extremely secretive animals. In the western states, they may exist in close proximity to people. Browsers that can not handle javascript will not be able to access some features of this site. Some functions of this site are disabled for browsers blocking jQuery. Close Search Box. Official Website of Michigan.

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General Cougar Questions. Is there a population of wild cougars in Michigan? Cougars, also called mountain lions, were originally native to Michigan, but were extirpated from Michigan around the turn of the century. There have been periodic reports of cougar sightings since that time from various locations in Michigan. This situation is not unique to Michigan, and has been occurring in many other mid-western and eastern states as well.

Are cougar sightings by themselves evidence that cougars are here? Most state wildlife agencies, including the Michigan DNR, rely on physical evidence such as carcasses, DNA evidence, tracks, photos, and other sign verified by experts to document the presence of cougars. Is the DNR conducting surveys for cougars in Michigan?

The Wildlife Division conducts annual winter track surveys for wolves and other furbearers covering thousands of miles of roads and trails in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. These surveys have a high likelihood of detecting cougars if a population existed in those areas.

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If cougars are here, where did they come from? Based on documented evidence, they could be transient or dispersing cougars from the nearest known breeding populations in North and South Dakota. These populations are over miles from Michigan. The National Park Service has conducted road and trail surveys and trail camera surveillance in the past, designed to detect cougars in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

No evidence of cougars has been found.



Did the DNR release cougars into the wild in Michigan? The DNR has never released cougars in Michigan, and has no plans to do so. Is the cougar endangered in Michigan? The species in Michigan is listed as endangered and is protected under state law. Are there pet cougars or exotic big cats like leopards and African lions in Michigan?

A few people who owned cougars or large cats prior to are still permitted to own these animals. It has been illegal to own a cougar or large exotic cats such as African lions, leopards, and jaguars, in Michigan since No new permits are being issued. The DNR occasionally receives reports of illegally owned large pet cats including cougars, and has confiscated these animals.

It is possible that escaped or released pet cougars account for at least a portion of the sightings in Michigan. Can cougars be black? There is no scientific documentation that a black color phase exists in cougars in North America. Several species of the larger spotted cats leopard and jaguars do have black color phases. An exotic cat called a jaguarundi, which looks somewhat similar to a cougar -- just a smaller size, has a black phase. How do I report a cougar sighting?

Be careful to not disturb the area and keep physical evidence intact until it can be investigated. Human-Cougar Interactions. Should you encounter a cougar: Face the animal and do not act submissive. Stand tall, wave your arms, and talk in a loud voice. Never run from a cougar or other large carnivore.