The Spokesman-Review recently published an opinion piece against the state’s increase in cougar hunting (“Commission decision on cougar kills misguided,” Sophia Ressler, May 5) from a lawyer who works ...

Three men were given a worldwide ban on hunting, fishing and trapping as part of their three-year unsupervised probation for illegally shooting a mountain lion in Yellowstone National Park. Austin ...

This submitted photo from 2018 shows a cougar. Counties could opt out of Oregon’s ban on cougar hunting with dogs under a bill that proponents claim is needed to protect livestock and wildlife. Under ...

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