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Cougars Again Prowl Midwest

178 confirmed sightings between 1990 and 2008

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 14, 2012 10:14 AM CDT

(AP) – Cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near-extinction, according to a new study in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The study showed 178 cougar confirmations in the Midwest between 1990 and 2008—up significantly from...   Read full story »

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