Prehistoric human remains found along shoreline of Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Remains found in the summer of 2017
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View of a section of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park and fog-obscured Lake Michigan beyond, Michigan, November 2013. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. – Human remains, which are believed to date back to prehistoric times, were found in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
An area resident found the remains on the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the summer of 2017.
The remains were returned to the National Lakeshore in February 2019 and then sent to Western Michigan University. The remains were analyzed using non-invasive osteological analysis.
Michigan DNR: 12 confirmed cougar sightings in 2020
All reports in Upper Peninsula
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The Michigan DNR has confirmed 12 cougar sightings in 2020, all in the Upper Peninsula.
In 2020, the DNR has 12 confirmed reports of cougars in Michigan, all in the Upper Peninsula. It’s the most confirmed sightings in one year in at least the last 12 years, according to DNR records.
Michigan cougar sightings 2020. (Michigan DNR)
In February, DNR Wildlife Division staff confirmed two of those reports after finding cougar tracks while conducting the U.P. winter wolf track survey. Four additional sightings were confirmed after residents submitted trail camera photos of cougars. The DNR said it is possible reports could be sightings of the same animal.