If you have been following social media or reading the news reports and accompanying comments since mid-October, one would think that Illinois is just crawling with cougars. The current cougar saga began in Illinois when
Officials in Whiteside County have been fielding reports of cougar sightings since late September. The Whiteside County cougar was captured on a trail camera on private property. It is believed the cougar killed in DeKalb
The photo recently gained news media attention after it was posted on social media.
The attack occurred less than 10 miles from the February 2019 mountain lion attack of a Fort Collins man who killed the young lion in self-defense at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space.
Officials say the cougar recently killed three alpacas, a miniature horse and a deer.
The image of the cat was caught on a landowner’s trail cam July 7 in daylight hours northwest of Ironwood, in the far western portion of the Upper Peninsula.
The National Park Service called it a rare feat.
was dubbed the “Culvert Cat” because he used a storm drain to cross two treacherous freeways 41 times.
Cat killed by motor vehicle near Nimrod.
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