[yooper]

"The foundation estimates that 50 to 80 of the animals are roaming Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas."

My own guess, based on what I've been reading, and based on the fact that the MDNR says there are no cougars, and based on the fact that I've seen a cougar on two separate occasions, is that there are at least one hundred of these animals in the Upper Peninsula alone.

[FlyVet]

That's quite interesting. I wonder where they came from, Minnesota? I also read on the same web site that western Yoopers are being bothered by 600-lb Russian wild boars that escaped from a game farm. That would be some fun hunting. Welcome to the jungle.

[MsLady]

Hey yooper!!!!

[Mrs. P]

My parents live in Grand Marais, and my father has seen wolves. I wonder if wolves and cougar can be in the same areas together.

[seams2me]

Are you in fact a Yooper?

I was up there this summer, and got my son a t shirt that reads "get lost" and on the back it says "support EUP search an rescue". Cool.

[gavriloprincip]

I am not a wild life expert, but is 50-80 animals in the state of michigan a viable breeding population?

[DoctorHydrocal]

I understand the Michigan DNR is denying the existence of cougars because once they start officially admitting there are cougars present, the DNR has to allocate resources to a protection plan. That means taking from someone else's program.