Will cougars make a comeback in Massachusetts?

Sunday 8th March 2026

Will cougars make a comeback in Massachusetts? – Cambridge Day

Although these cats’ favored prey in the east was white-tailed deer, these big cats also sometimes preyed on domestic sheep, goats, or other livestock
Jonathan Downes
Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and an eleven year old granddaughter called Evelyn.