Michigan officials say there have been 26 cougar sightings in 2025, a record high. What to know about the big cats.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the state’s Department of Wildlife Conservation to issue up to five mountain lion hunting permits through a lottery system. Introduced by ...

With the current flap about Colorado cougar management, Coloradans might be interested in California’s cougar experience. California did everything wrong. (At least according to a large element of the ...

The animal-rights group Cats Aren’t Trophies says it has collected enough voter signatures to put a mountain lion and bobcat hunting ban on the Colorado ballot this November. CATS made a concerted ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted 8-1 to approve amended cougar hunting rules. Spurred by a petition from wildlife conservation organizations, the new rules aim ...

South of Sequim on May 8, 2021, we caught a 2-year-old female cougar as part of the Olympic Cougar Project and fitted her with a GPS collar. We used her data to determine where cougars are most likely ...

With the current flap about Colorado cougar management, Coloradans might be interested in California’s cougar experience. California did everything wrong. (At least according to a large element of the ...

For decades, licensed hunters have killed hundreds of Colorado mountain lions every year as part of the state’s management plan for the elusive feline. Voters in November will decide whether to ban ...

A big-game hunting outfitter tricked his high-paying clients into participating in “canned” mountain lion hunts in Utah. Photo by Robert Sachowski via Unsplash A big-game hunting outfitter and his ...