Map Of Cougar Sightings In Illinois

The markers on the map represent confirmations by county or canadian equivalent for areas outside of the known cougar range. Trail camera video of deer and other wildlife using a game trail in the sangamon river floodplain in macon county illinois.

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In the last several years there have been confirmed sightings of individual cougars moving through the state.

Map of cougar sightings in illinois. The long tail and black tip on the end of the tail is a sure give away that this is in fact a cougar. Cougars were eliminated from illinois before 1870 due to habitat loss and hunting pressure. The map shows that the most recent sightings in southern illinois were within a.

Cougar sightings in yorkville yorkville il its not the first time this year that sightings of the big cat have been reported in the area. According to the cougar network a nonprofit research organization there have been 11 confirmed cougar sightings in illinois since 1990. According to the map between those years there has not been a confirmed mountain lion sighting in madison county.

The interactive map below displays cougar confirmations currently in our database. Illinois cougar footage daniel beranek. Cougar and wolf sightings.

There is no evidence that resident breeding populations of cougars exist in illinois at this time. This is only the latest in a string of reported sightings of a mountain lion also known as a cougar in iowa where there have been 21 confirmed sightings statewide since 1995 according to the. At small map scales the markers are clustered but as you zoom in the markers will center on the county.

The university of illinois extension service is educating people on why they might be experiencing more encounters with black bears cougars and wolves. By comparison missouri has had 71 and wisconsin reported.

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