Does a Population of Cougars Exist in Michigan?

Allen Kurta; MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ; CHARLES R. ANDERSON Jr.

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[467:DAPOCE]2.0.CO;2

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1 October 2007 Does a Population of Cougars Exist in Michigan?

Allen Kurta, MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ, CHARLES R. ANDERSON Jr.

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Allen Kurta,¹ MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ,² CHARLES R. ANDERSON Jr.³

¹Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 48197
²USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801
³Colorado Division of Wildlife, 317 W. Prospect, Ft. Collins 80526

The American Midland Naturalist, 158(2):467-471 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[467:DAPOCE]2.0.CO;2

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After analyzing DNA obtained from fecal samples gathered in Michigan, Swanson and Rusz (2006) claimed that 83% of identified scats were from cougars, indicating to them that a population of these large carnivores existed in the state. In this paper, we identify problems with their methodology, suggest that they unreasonably extrapolated their conclusions and point out that their results are improbable, especially in light of no other evidence in the scientific literature suggesting the existence of a population of cougars in Michigan.

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Allen Kurta, MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ, and CHARLES R. ANDERSON Jr. "Does a Population of Cougars Exist in Michigan?," The American Midland Naturalist 158(2), 467-471, (1 October 2007). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[467:DAPOCE]2.0.CO;2

Received: 9 February 2007; Accepted: 1 April 2007; Published: 1 October 2007

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