After record sightings, Michigan scientists want to collar a cougar to learn how the big cats use U.P. forests.

BAKER CITY — Brian Ratliff and Justin Primus are trudging through ankle-deep snow in Baker City’s Mount Hope Cemetery, tracking a mystery. Well, a partial mystery. The two wildlife biologists were in ...

While cougar attacks are exceedingly rare in Western Washington, when they happen, they tend to get a lot of attention. On Sunday, July 20, a cougar grabbed a 4-year-old boy on a popular hiking trail ...