1st cougar cubs spotted in Michigan in more than 100 years

Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan wild for first time in more than 100 years
The 7- to 9-week-old cubs were seen without their mother on March 6 in the U.P. They were hunted out of existence in the state in the early 1900s.
Cougar cubs spotted in western UP likely first born in Michigan in a century
A pair of young cougar cubs spotted in the Upper Peninsula earlier this month could be the first of their kind to be born in Michigan in more than 100 years.
Cougar cubs found in Michigan for first time in more than a century
Scientists confirmed on Wednesday that a pair of wild cat cubs spotted on March 6 by a couple of Yooper motorists in Ontonagon County were cougars, approximately 7 to 9 weeks old. Officials said this is the first time cougar cubs have been verified since the big cats were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1900s.
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The 7- to 9-week-old cubs were found on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. A local residents photographed them.
DNR confirms Michigan's first wild cougar cubs in a century
Two baby cougars photographed in the western Upper Peninsula last week appear to be Michigan's native born cubs in more than a century.
Cougar cubs found in Michigan for first time in 100 years
ONTONAGON COUNTY, Mich. – Cougar cubs were spotted living in Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced. State biologists confirmed that two cougar cubs are living in the wild on private land in Ontonagon County, which is located in the western Upper Peninsula.
Cougar cubs found in Michigan for the first time in over 100 years, DNR says
Two cougar cubs were found in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula and verified by the Michigan DNR.
First cougar cubs verified in Michigan in more than a century
For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild. State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in
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