Nonilex<p>For the first time in &gt;100 years, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cougar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cougar</span></a> cubs have been discovered living in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wild</span></a>.</p><p>State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CougarCubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CougarCubs</span></a> on private land in Ontonagon County in the western <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UP</span></a>. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7–9 weeks old, were verified from photographic evidence of the cubs taken March 6 by a local resident.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/releases/2025/03/13/first-cougar-cubs-verified-in-michigan-in-more-than-a-century" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroo</span><span class="invisible">m/releases/2025/03/13/first-cougar-cubs-verified-in-michigan-in-more-than-a-century</span></a></p>