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Cougars moving eastward

Western cougar populations are slowly expanding eastward. Reports of wild cougars in northern Ontario are believed to have come from western populations.

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Cougar claims can’t be confirmed

Brock Township, east of Lake Simcoe, issued an alert advising residents of a cougar living in northern Durham Region. Claims in the June 6 civic communication widely reported by local media cannot be confirmed.

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What’s the deal with Ontario cougars?

Since that initial story, some 35 years ago, cougar sightings have continued to come in. Once I began my career as a journalist and broadcaster, tips, sightings, and other cougar-related information flowed in steadily. Some of them seemed legit, others, not so much.

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UPDATE – MNRF in possession of cougar carcass found near Thunder Bay

UPDATE – DNA testing of the Thunder Bay-area cougar carcass, completed by the US Forest Service, has determined, with 95% certainty, that the cougar’s genetics were most closely related to individuals from the region of…

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More Cougar Sightings in Ontario

Most recent reports are from Waterloo region and Huntsville.

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Cougar sighting confirmed

MNRF is trying to live trap the animal.

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Cougar killed near Bracebridge

The first cougar known to be killed in Ontario since 1884 is almost certainly a released animal. The incident occurred on the evening of July 7, 2012 when OPP responded to a cougar attack in Utterson, Ont. a small town near Bracebridge in the Muskoka area. When officers arrived, they shot the cougar that had […]