Seeing a panther is rare, and getting a chance to watch one as it screams, hops or lumbers through the forest usually only happens on video.

MARQUETTE, MI – There’s no doubt about the growing evidence that cougars roam the wildest reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Last year, state wildlife officials recorded 23 confirmed cougar ...

Cougar sightings across Michigan are nearing last year’s number, at 20 sightings so far this year, with 21 reported in 2024, according to state conservation officials. The increased sightings may be ...

Sometimes nicknamed “garbage bears” because of their proclivity to rummage through trash, black bears in Georgia are considered relatively harmless.

Cougar sightings in Michigan have continued steadily through 2025, with 20 confirmed sightings so far this year, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The agency’s ...

Search crews and family members are still working to find a missing Texas law professor who disappeared during a short hike ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A South Hill woman got quite the surprise early Tuesday morning when her security camera revealed a fierce and furry visitor in her yard. Around 3 a.m. on October 21, Mary Jo ...

Sweet Home Police Department has responded to 10 cougar sightings within the city limits since July 1, and government trappers are investigating the possibility of setting out traps. • Cougars often ...

Recent sightings (through Oct. 14) as reported to Mass Audubon. The common gallinule at Santuit Pond in Mashpee had not been seen in nearly a week. A short-eared owl was at the Monomoy National ...