News: Michigan

Run, Fluffy, Run!

March 16, 2005 — A proposal to be discussed during the Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring hearings suggests that free-roaming, domestic cats should be designated an “unprotected species” that could be hunted by anyone holding a small-game license. But before you decide to arm Fluffy, be sure to read about the Michigan cat that shot its owner with a handgun this week, and about the Michigan state park that has posted more than a dozen mountain lion warning placards.

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Yooper’ Cougar Confirmed

Feb. 23, 2005 — Dozens of residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) claimed to have seen cougars in the wild during the past year, but until last week the state’s game agency said they might be mistaken. Now, armed with new DNA evidence, some “Yoopers” have proof that they weren’t creating an urban myth about Michigan mountain lions. Also this week, you’ll be treated to tales about a dog that was anything but gun-shy, a scientist/angler who created a new fishing line that turns color before breaking, and more.

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