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Cougar Spotted in Buffalo County
Thursday, July 19th, 2012 -- 8:16 am
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
-A cougar was spotted on a trail cam in Buffalo County.
A wildlife biologist with the state Department of Natural Resources, Kris Johansen, visited the site with a warden and confirmed the background vegetation in the photograph matched the site. In addition, the biologist found and identified cougar tracks on a small patch of sand in the area.
Cougars are famous for their ability to remain concealed from view and to move across large distances without being detected.
The DNR believes that the cougars that are visiting us are coming all the way from Black Hills South Dakota.
While there have been several verified sightings of cougars in Wisconsin in recent years this was only the second verified sighting in 2012. A cougar was verified near Crandon in northeast Wisconsin on March 26.
DNA testing of biological samples and other evidence has confirmed that at least six individual male cougars have visited Wisconsin since 2008.
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