Another week, another slew of cougar sightings in Corvallis. In an update posted to its Facebook page Wednesday, Aug 13, the ...

The statewide population of cougars is growing, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Agency officials said that anecdotally the number of cougar sightings in the metro area and ...

Corvallis Police are reminding residents to be vigilant, keep pets inside, and closely watch small children after several more cougar sightings in the city.

The state agency said that the "cougar" seen in Tigard, Oregon, a city about 10 miles southwest of Portland, on Nov. 16 was in fact, a house cat and was no cause for alarm.

An animal spotted in a park in Tigard, Oregon, was falsely believed to be a cougar on Thursday, prompting concern from residents. The animal was later identified as a house cat ...

Cougar sightings in Clark County in 2024. (The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Predatory Wildlife Incident map) Brush Prairie resident Mathew Pierce, who lost three sheep to ...

A false alarm in Oregon led to a city-wide warning about a potential cougar on the loose. On Thursday, an animal was spotted in Cook Park in Tigard, Ore. The person who spotted the creature ...

In Oregon, no one has been killed in that time. But wildlife experts say cougar sightings in Oregon are on the rise. Back in March, a cougar was spotted several times in Silverton.

In the most recent case, the cougar was spotted multiple times Wednesday. The first call came at 10:17 a.m. when Bend Police Department officers responded to a cougar sighting in the area of NW ...

A cougar climbed Haystack Rock, a 235-foot seat stack in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and stayed there prompting a closure of the beach around the area Sunday, police said in a Facebook post.

City officials urged anyone who spots a cougar to notify the local department of fish and wildlife office at 971-673-3000 or Oregon State Police at 503-731-3020. This is a developing story.

Despite that, California’s cougar population is similar to Oregon — an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 animals. California also kills fewer cougars for conflict reasons, according to state data.