Cougar cubs have not been documented in Michigan in over 100 years, but state biologists can confirm recent photos officially ended the dry spell. On March 13, Michigan Department of Natural Resources released a trio of images that show a pair of tiny cougars roaming a snowy portion of the Upper Peninsula in Ontonagon County.

Wildlife officials confirm the first cougar kittens born in Michigan in over 100 years. However, they haven't been seen in over a week.

Two baby cougars photographed in the western Upper Peninsula last week appear to be Michigan's native born cubs in more than a century.

The 7- to 9-week-old cubs were seen without their mother on March 6 in the U.P. They were hunted out of existence in the state in the early 1900s.

A pair of young cougar cubs spotted in the Upper Peninsula earlier this month could be the first of their kind to be born in Michigan in more than 100 years.

For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been verified in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

For the first time in more than 100 years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it has verified the existence of cougar cubs in the state. State biologists determined photos taken by an Ontonagon County resident on private land show the cougar cubs.