Posted: 08.19.2010

State wildlife experts are trying to get smart on cougars.
Department of Natural Resources officials say DNA tests have
confirmed the presence of four cougars in Wisconsin, all males,
within the last two years.

The DNR has formed a cougar working group to collect information
from cougar experts and prepare procedures for responding to future
cougar sightings.

DNR biologists also have traveled to South Dakota for hands-on
training with cougars, participating in operations to immobilize
them and fit them with radio collars.

The DNR says the animals in Wisconsin probably migrated from the
Black Hills in South Dakota, but the working group won't develop a
management plan. No females have been detected in the state and
there's no sign of a breeding population.

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