Name: Beaver Beacon reports no confirmed wolves or cougars in northwest lower Michigan, 2006
Start: 2006-03
End: 2006-03
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2006-03
Kind: Observation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifeenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 2006 Beaver Beacon reported that a study of large-mammal reports in northwest lower Michigan found no proof of living wolves or cougars between Charlevoix and Mackinaw City, while not ruling out occasional passage.

Evidence limits

The short newspaper summary does not identify the study methods, sampling period, or underlying evidence, and it does not establish a Beaver Island population estimate.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2006, "No More Big Ones?"
Reports that a study found no proof of living wolves or cougars in the woods between Charlevoix and Mackinaw City, while leaving open the possibility of occasional passage. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 2006, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held March issue scan confirms the wildlife report.
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Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports no confirmed wolves or cougars in northwest lower Michigan, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-no-more-big-ones-wildlife-study-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2006, "No More Big Ones?" (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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