Friday, March 14, 2008

DNR Finally Accepts Cougars in U.P.

















ESCANABA — Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials have confirmed a track found in Delta County as that of a cougar. The track was spotted by Mike Zuidema of Escanaba, a member of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, who has studied the predatory cat since 1981. “They’re few and far between. I’ve seen them before, but not to the extent I could prove that’s what they exactly were,” he said. He was driving on his son’s property in the southern part of Ford River Township Saturday near Forest Islands Trail, on a road cleared for a recent timber sale, when he noticed he was running over some big tracks. He got out of the truck and saw evidence he’d been searching decades for. “I dropped to my knees and prayed,” he said. With great work like that, maybe this guy can finally find the elusive "BigFoot"!

1 comment:

mike52 said...

Mom and I saw one by Fueller Park 2 years ago. DNR said it's been in that area for about 12 years.