It’s only taken a few years for the Olympic Cougar Project to develop a picture of how the cougar population is surviving on the Olympic Peninsula, while telling a bigger story about wildlife habitat.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has led the study since 2018, in partnership with the nonprofit Panthera and five other tribes: Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Quinault and Skokomish.
Initially, the partners suspected cougars were not moving outside the peninsula.
Olympic Cougar Project reveals habitat limitations - Northwest Treaty Tribes
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has led the study since 2018, in partnership with the nonprofit Panthera and five other tribes: Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Quinault and Skokomish.
Initially, the partners suspected cougars were not moving outside the peninsula.
Olympic Cougar Project reveals habitat limitations - Northwest Treaty Tribes