GOSHEN — A reported sighting of a mountain lion in Goshen ... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded that the eastern cougar is extinct as a species. If indeed any exist, there are too ...

For decades, cougars disappeared from the Michigan landscape, but increased protections and a burgeoning deer herd have helped the big cats return, leading to repeated sightings throughout the state.

The Michigan DNR confirmed the first cougar cub sightings in Michigan in more than 100 years this week. Brian Roell, a large carnivore specialist for the DNR, led the team that verified the cubs.

The cougar encounter, caught on video and posted to Nextdoor, was one of three sightings around Beaverton in the last week, detective Anel Cerić of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said ...