Agency Contacts The Cougar Network is very interested in obtaining reports of cougars the Prairie region, the Midwest and the East. Although sighting reports may be interesting, they are not proof and are often unreliable. If you have "proof" of a cougar in an area where they are officially recognized as "extirpated," please report it to us - our e-mail contact information can be found here .
We are only interested in reports that meet our criteria for a confirmation. Solid reports should also be brought to the attention of your local state/provincial wildlife agency.
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Prairie Region Manitoba
Bill Watkins
Biodiversity Conservation Section
Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch
Manitoba Conservation
Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3
Tel: 204-945-8481
Fax: 204-945-3077
e-mail: wwatkins@gov.mb.ca
North Dakota
Dorothy Fecske
Furbearer and Wildlife Disease Biologist
North Dakota Game and Fish Department100 North Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, ND 58501
Tel: 701-328-6302e-mail: dfecske@nd.gov
South Dakota
Doug Backlund,
Database Manager/Biologist
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
523 E. Capitol-Foss Bldg.
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
Tel: 605-773-4345
e-mail: Doug.Backlund@state.sd.us
Nebraska
Sam Wilson
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
2200 N. 33rd Street, PO Box 30370
Lincoln, NE 68503-0370
Tel. (402) 471 5174
Fax (402) 471 5528
e-mail: sam.wilson@nebraska.gov
Kansas
Charles D Lee
Extension Specialist, Wildlife
Kansas State University
Room 131 Call Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Office Tel: 785-532-5734
e-mail: clee@ksu.edu or clee@oznet.ksu.edu
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Game Wardens:
Tracy Daniel
Tel: 580-761-6565
Larry Green
Tel: 580-761-4097
Ponca City, Oklahoma
e-mail: tdaniel@poncacity.net
Ontario
Neil Dawson
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Tel: 807-939-3120
Minnesota
Conrad Christianson, Furbearer/Wildlife Damage Program Leader
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources/Division of Wildlife
500 Lafayette Road, Box 7
St. Paul, MN 55155
Tel: 651-297-3208
Fax: 651-297-4961
Wisconsin
Adrian P. Wydeven
Mammalian/Ecologist/Conservation Biologist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 220
875 S. 4th Street
Park Falls, WI 54552
Tel: 715-762-1363
Cell Tel. 715-492-0392
Fax 715-762-4348
e-mail: adrian.wydeven@dnr.state.wi.us
Michigan
Ray Rustem
Non-Game Coordinator
Michigan DNR
Mason Building, Fourth Floor
P.O. Box 30444
Lansing, MI 48909-7944
Tel: 517-373-2457
Fax 517-373-9338
Central Midwest Iowa
Ron Andrews, Furbearer Resource Specialist
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
1203 North Shore Drive
Clear Lake, IA 50428
Office Tel: 641-357-3517
Cell Tel: 641-425-5088
e-mail: Ron.Andrews@dnr.state.ia.us
Missouri
Dave Hamilton
Missouri Dept of Conservation
1110 S. College Ave
Columbia, MO 65201
Tel: 573-882-9880 ext 3283
Illinois
John Buhnerkempe
Division of Wildlife Program Development
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
Tel: 217-782-6384
Fax: 217-785-2438
e-mail: jbuhnerkempe@dnrmail.state.il.us
Indiana
Scott Johnson
Non-Game Biologist (Bobcats)
Indiana DNR - Division of Fish & Wildlife
Tel: 812-334-1137
Ohio
David A. Swanson
O.D.N.R. Division of Wildlife
360 East State Street
Athens, OH 45701
Tel: 740-589-9923
Fax 740-589-9925
e-mail: dave.swanson@dnr.state.oh.us
Kentucky
Steven Dobey
Wildlife Program Coordinator
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
1 Sportsman's Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tel: 502-564-7109 ext. 474
e-mail: steven.dobey@ky.gov
Quebec
Ms. Hélène Jolicoeur
BiologisteDirection du développement de la faune
675, boul. René-Lévesque est
11e étage, boîte 92
Québec (Québec) G1R 5V7
Téléphone: (418) 521-3875
Télécopieur: (418) 646-6863
e-mail: helene.jolicoeur@mrnf.gouv.qc.caNew Brunswick
Cade Libby
Provincial Furbearer Biologist
Department of Natural Resources and Energy
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Tel: 506-453-2440
e-mail: cade.libby@gnb.ca
Nova Scotia
Fred W. Scott
Department of Biology
Acadia University
Wolfville, NS
Canada B0P 1X0
Tel: 902-585-1720
Fax 902-585-1059
e-mail: fwscott@eastlink.ca
Maine
Randal A. Cross or Wally Jakubas
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Mammal Group
650 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Tel: 207-941-4466
e-mail: randy.cross@state.me.us
New Hampshire
Eric Orff
Wildlife Biologist
N.H. Fish & Game Department
Wildlife Division
Region 3, Durham, NH
225 Main St.
Durham, NH 03824-4732
Tel: 603-271-2461 or 603-271-2462
e-mail: wilddiv@wildlife.state.nh.us
Vermont
Doug Blodgett
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept.
317 Sanitorium Rd. - West Wing
Pittsford, VT 05763
Tel: 802-483-2172
Fax 802-483-9374
e-mail: doug.blodgett@anr.state.vt.us
Massachusetts
Jim Cardoza
Wildlife Biologist (Turkey and Bear Project Leader)
Mass Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (MassWildlife)
1 Rabbit Hill Rd
Westboro, MA 01581
Tel: 508-792-7270 x124
e-mail: Jim.Cardoza@state.ma.us
Rhode Island
Charlie Brown, Senior Wildlife Biologist
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
Great Swamp Field Headquarters
P.O. Box 218
West Kingston, RI 02892
Tel: (401) 789-0281
e-mail: cbrowniv@netsense.net
Connecticut
Paul Rego
State of Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection
Sessions Woods WMA
P.O. Box 1550
Burlington, CT 06013
Tel: 860-675-8130
e-mail: paul.rego@po.state.ct.us
New York
Alan Hicks
Mammal Specialist
Endangered Species Unit
Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754
Tel: 518-402-8854
e-mail: achicks@gw.dec.state.ny.usPennsylvania
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Bureau of Law Enforcement
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
Wildlife Management Tel: 717-787-5529
New Jersey
Mike Valent
Biologist
Endangered and Nongame Species Program
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife
7A Van Syckels Rd.
Hampton, NJ 08827
Tel: 908-735-8975
e-mail: NROMVALENT@NAC.NET
Delaware
Captain Robert Hutchins
Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife
Wildlife Enforcement
Tel: 302-836-4682
Fax 302-836-2670
e-mail: robert.hutchins@state.de.us
Maryland
Glenn D. Therres
Maryland DNR
Wildlife and Heritage Service
580 Taylor Avenue E-1
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-260-8572
e-mail: gtherres@dnr.state.md.us
Virginia
Rick Reynolds
VDGIF
P.O. Box 996
Verona, VA 24482
Tel: 540-248-9386
e-mail: rreynolds@dgif.state.va.usWest Virginia
Jack L. Wallace
Environmental Resources Specialist
Wildlife Diversity Program
Wildlife Resources Section
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
PO Box 67
Elkins, WV 26241
Tel: 304-637-0245
Fax 304-637-0250
e-mail: jackwallace@wvdnr.gov
Southeast North Carolina
Wib Owen
Section Manager
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Wildlife Management Division
Tel: 919-733-7291
e-mail: OWENWL@mail.wildlife.state.nc.us.South Carolina
Buddy Baker
SC Department of Natural Resources
P O Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
Tel: 803-734-3940
Tennessee
Ed Warr, Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Division
TN Wildlife Resources Agency
PO Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
Tel: 615-781-6613
Fax 615-781-6654
e-mail: Ed.Warr@state.tn.us
Arkansas
Blake Sasse
Nongame Mammal Program Coordinator
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
Tel: 501-223-6359Fax: 501-223-6452
Georgia
Jim Ozier
Sr. Wildlife Biologist
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife Resources Division
Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program
116 Rum Creek Drive
Forsyth, GA 31029-6518
Tel: 478-994-1438
Fax 478-993-3050
Florida
Darrell Land
Florida Panther Section Leader
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Naples Field Office
298 Sabal Palm Rd.
Naples, FL 34114-2572
Tel: 239-417-6352
e-mail: Darrell.Land@fwc.state.fl.us
Alabama
Mark Sasser
Alabama Dept. of Conservation
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
Wildlife Section
Tel: 334-242-3469
e-mail: msasser@dcnr.state.al.us
Mississippi
Richard Rummel
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Dr.
Jackson, MS 39202-1353
Tel: 601-354-7303
Fax 601-354-7227
e-mail: richardr@mmns.state.ms.us
Louisiana
Inés E. Maxit, Biologist
Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
Tel: 225-765-2820
e-mail: maxit_ie@wlf.state.la.us
Texas (outside of west Texas)
John H. Young, Mammalogist
Texas Parks and Wildlife, Wildlife Diversity Program
3000 IH-35 South, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512) 912-7047
FAX: (512) 912-7058
