Wildlife officials confirm the first cougar kittens born in Michigan in over 100 years. However, they haven't been seen in over a week.

The 7- to 9-week-old cubs were seen without their mother on March 6 in the U.P. They were hunted out of existence in the state in the early 1900s.

The 7- to 9-week-old cubs were found on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. A local residents photographed them.

Two cougar cubs were found in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula and verified by the Michigan DNR.

Two baby cougars photographed in the western Upper Peninsula last week appear to be Michigan's native born cubs in more than a century.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has verified cougar cubs have been found living in the state for the first time in more than 100 years.

For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been verified in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

For the first time in more than 100 years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it has verified the existence of cougar cubs in the state. State biologists determined photos taken by an Ontonagon County resident on private land show the cougar cubs.