2024年6月29日 · Wild cougars probably disappeared from the state by about 1910, but reports again began to surface in the 1940s. These were perhaps escaped captive cougars or misidentifications. Since 1991, the DNR has conducted a standardized system of collecting reports of cougars and other rare mammals.

2023年11月11日 · Cougars are a native species to Wisconsin but were extirpated from the state in the early 1900s. The DNR has not confirmed evidence of a breeding population of cougars. In the last 20 years, observations of cougars have been increasing but are still rare, with an average of 15-20 reports verified by the DNR annually.

Biologists believe that cougars spotted in Wisconsin belong to a breeding population from the Black Hills of South Dakota. This sighting brings Wisconsin’s number of confirmed cougars for this year to a total of three, with the other sightings being reported from trail cameras in Price and Portage Counties. Tom, who initially identified the ...

" The majority of subadult male cougars disperse away from where they were born in their second year, whereas only about half of females disperse away from their natal range," Johnson said. He elaborated that currently, this lack of dispersed females in Wisconsin is one of the main reasons Wisconsin has yet to re-establish a breeding population.

Photos of whooping cranes, moose, cougars and marten give us confirmed locations of these rare species. Project photos are also used for educational and outreach purposes, helping community members of all ages to experience firsthand the fauna of Wisconsin’s wildlands.

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Cougars are a rare mammal in Wisconsin. Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Habitat. Keep Wildlife Wild; Rare ...

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