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Sightings of young cougars are a good indicator of a wild breeding population.

If there is anywhere in Michigan where such a breeding population could exist, The Seney National Wildlife Refuge is a likely candidate being established in 1935 and being comprised of 95,212 acres with 25,150 wilderness acres.

Report Sent to SaveTheCougar.Org:
Seney Wildlife Area- young cougar sighting.
Reported Sat 3/1/2008 5:21 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 02/23/08
Time: 2:00 p.m.
County: Schoolcraft
Location Description: Crossing M-28 about ten miles west of Seney, on the edge of the Seney Wildlife Area, and continuing north into open country
Sighting Description:
"The cat crossed in front of us and other oncoming cars at a gentle lope, and went up the three-foot snowbank on the north side of the road. It seemed small for a cougar, maybe two feet long in the body, but definitely far too big for a domestic cat. Coloring was brown to dark brown, and the tail was faintly ringed, with a dark tip. The tail was held down so its tip was close to the ground. After crossing the road, it continued north away from the road. We weren't sure what kind of cat it was because of its size and coloring, but since learning more online, the length of the tail seems to give it away as a cougar, with the coloring and size suggesting it was quite young. It didn't have any difficulty walking on top of the deep snow, which initially suggested bobcat or lynx, until I saw that they have short tails."

Read more on the Seney Wildlife Refuge here:
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/seney/