This submitted photo from 2018 shows a cougar. Counties could opt out of Oregon’s ban on cougar hunting with dogs under a bill that proponents claim is needed to protect livestock and wildlife. Under ...

Cougar numbers have increased since 1994 when Oregon voters approved a law prohibiting sport hunters from using dogs to track cougars — widely considered the most effective way to kill the big cats.

PORTLAND, Ore. - The battle over cougar management in Oregon has moved to federal court with a lawsuit seeking an injunction against killing some of the big cats until a judge can settle the question ...

Oregonians can breathe a sigh of relief, because what was thought to be a cougar sighting in the state has instead turned out to be a large house cat. The state agency said that the "cougar" seen in ...