Delta County, Michigan - June 10, 2008

Janet Ekstrum, wildlife biologist with the US Forest Service (Rapid River) found tracks that were consistent with cougar while doing Kirtland Warbler surveys.  The tracks were in soft sand.  The early morning moisture allowed perfect impressions of footprints within the sandy soils of the jack pine stand only.  Animal was heading south.  Photographs of the tracks were subsequently identified as consistent with cougar by Michigan DNR.

 

See photographic documentation below. The last large picture showing the track set is especially convincing.