See it: Endangered cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in more than 100 years

The VoyageursWolfProjectsaidtheyjustgottheirfirstvideoofacougar.TheirrarefootagewastakenonOct.20,2022,inthesouthernpartoftheGreaterVoyageursEcosystem. CougarcubswererecentlyspottedintheUpperPeninsulaofMichigan,becomingthefirstverifiedcougarcubsightinginoveracentury,accordingtotheMichiganDepartmentofNaturalResources. Theagencysharedapictureofoneofthecubs,asthegroundaroundtheanimalwasblanketedinsnow. Oneofthecougarcubs. (MichiganDNR/FOXWeather) Thecougarspeciesvirtuallydisappearedintheearly1900sduetohunting,butlately,numbershaveslowlybeguntotickupasofficialswereabletoverifyreportsof132cougars. However,unlikethosecougars,therecentcubspottingwas“unique,”theMichiganDNRsaid. HOWTOWATCHFOXWEATHER Forone,therecentreportsofcougarswereofadultmalecougars,ratherthancubs.Also,thecubsightingindicatesthatafemalecougar,itsmother,isinthearea. TheDNRnotedthat,atthetimethephotosofthecubsweretaken,thelittleoneswer