For the first time in 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the wild in Michigan. The cubs, estimated to be 7 to 9 weeks old, were found in Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula.

ONTONAGON COUNTY, MI – Michigan wildlife biologists confirmed a pair of endangered cougar cubs were spotted and photographed last week in the far reaches of the western Upper Peninsula.

Cougars were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1900s, said Brian Roell, a large carnivore specialist for the Department of Natural Resources who led the team the identified the cubs.

For the first time in a century, cougar cubs have been seen and confirmed in Michigan. The big cats were hunted out of existence in the Upper Peninsula in the early 1900s.

Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources verified the presence of a pair of cougar cubs in Ontonagon County on Wednesday. Photos of the kittens taken on March 6 on private ...

Cougar cubs have not been documented in Michigan in over 100 years, but state biologists can confirm recent photos officially ended the dry spell.

For the first time in 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the wild in Michigan. The cubs, estimated to be 7 to 9 weeks old, were found in Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula.

Cougars were hunted to extinction in Michigan in the early 1900s. The last time a wild cougar was legally hunted in the state was in 1906, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources .

It's the first time cougar cubs have been verified since cougars were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1990s, according to Michigan DNR large carnivore specialist Brian Roell. The ...

The spotted cubs, believed to be 7 to 9 weeks old, were verified from photographic evidence of the cubs taken March 6 by a resident in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula.