Predator statistics: Cougar

Last updated on October 31, 2024

Statistics last updated on October 22, 2024

Cougar statistics for 2011 to 2024 are shown for each month, starting with January.

The statistics have been updated to reflect the latest data. Descriptions are provided for all table column titles and acronyms used in this document.

January
February
March
April

May
June
July
August

September
October
November
December

January

January Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	111	20	3	1	4	0	0
2023	183	22	4	1	5	0	0
2022	119	13	6	2	8	0	0
2021	152	17	2	1	3	0	0
2020	136	33	7	1	8	0	0
2019	213	36	15	3	18	0	1
2018	207	37	7	1	8	0	0
2017	330	70	28	7	35	0	0
2016	232	44	7	6	13	0	1
2015	219	50	12	6	18	0	0
2014	282	63	15	6	21	0	0
2013	177	41	11	9	20	0	0
2012	252	39	3	6	9	0	0
2011	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

February

February Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	104	18	0	1	1	0	0
2023	111	21	2	2	4	0	0
2022	98	19	2	0	2	0	0
2021	224	41	3	6	9	0	0
2020	98	19	1	0	1	0	0
2019	246	44	16	2	18	0	4
2018	169	34	7	3	10	0	0
2017	227	52	15	8	23	0	0
2016	156	32	7	2	9	0	0
2015	145	36	12	1	13	0	2
2014	208	40	13	1	14	0	1
2013	197	48	5	5	10	1	0
2012	200	0	2	0	2	0	0
2011	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

March

March Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	95	13	1	1	2	0	0
2023	158	16	5	0	5	0	0
2022	111	23	7	0	7	1	0
2021	259	42	3	1	4	0	2
2020	90	18	2	2	4	0	0
2019	245	45	7	1	8	0	0
2018	224	46	14	7	21	0	1
2017	202	23	3	2	5	0	1
2016	278	50	12	4	16	0	0
2015	171	42	4	0	4	0	0
2014	161	37	3	0	3	0	0
2013	169	35	12	9	21	0	0
2012	153	4	2	4	6	0	0
2011	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

April

April Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	132	25	4	0	4	0	0
2023	131	18	3	2	5	0	0
2022	165	31	10	1	11	0	0
2021	172	23	6	1	7	0	1
2020	136	18	3	1	4	0	0
2019	225	35	6	1	7	2	0
2018	182	39	3	1	4	0	0
2017	164	20	1	2	3	0	0
2016	163	25	2	2	4	1	0
2015	242	38	4	0	4	0	1
2014	153	27	6	0	6	0	0
2013	203	40	13	1	14	0	0
2012	158	51	4	3	7	0	0
2011	119	54	3	0	3	0	0

May

May Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	152	36	8	0	8	0	0
2023	142	28	5	0	5	0	0
2022	184	32	4	2	6	0	0
2021	272	32	6	3	9	0	1
2020	240	39	10	0	10	0	0
2019	234	33	10	3	13	0	0
2018	345	59	13	2	15	1	0
2017	261	52	9	3	12	0	0
2016	274	42	8	2	10	0	0
2015	389	73	9	1	10	0	1
2014	222	49	6	1	7	0	0
2013	289	46	17	5	22	0	0
2012	238	44	5	6	11	1	0
2011	136	48	1	6	7	0	0

June

June Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	164	33	6	2	8	0	0
2023	205	31	4	2	6	0	2
2022	177	21	3	0	3	0	0
2021	227	33	5	1	6	0	0
2020	236	40	1	4	5	0	1
2019	274	49	7	0	7	0	1
2018	111	26	3	1	4	1	0
2017	274	56	5	2	7	0	0
2016	209	26	1	2	3	0	0
2015	481	70	13	2	15	0	2
2014	369	67	11	7	18	0	1
2013	368	59	10	11	21	0	0
2012	222	38	3	6	9	0	0
2011	259	68	3	9	12	0	0

July

July Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2024)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	162	19	5	0	5	0	0
2023	207	23	4	0	4	0	0
2022	199	26	7	1	8	1	0
2021	106	8	4	0	4	0	1
2020	290	38	1	3	4	0	0
2019	347	44	6	0	6	0	0
2018	288	46	2	2	4	0	0
2017	312	67	9	3	12	0	0
2016	292	32	11	1	12	0	3
2015	396	39	13	3	16	0	0
2014	308	44	6	0	6	0	1
2013	385	65	16	2	18	0	0
2012	267	56	6	8	14	0	4
2011	319	72	9	1	10	2	0

August

August Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2023)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2024	167	21	8	4	12	0	0
2023	213	22	2	2	4	0	0
2022	240	35	2	1	3	1	0
2021	263	37	6	2	8	2	0
2020	312	49	6	2	8	0	0
2019	327	43	6	1	7	0	0
2018	386	76	14	4	18	0	0
2017	351	58	12	1	13	0	0
2016	366	44	10	2	12	0	0
2015	355	54	14	3	17	0	1
2014	371	68	11	6	17	0	2
2013	372	44	5	1	6	0	0
2012	417	58	6	9	15	0	0
2011	414	108	9	1	10	0	0

September

September Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2023)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located
2024	220	14	3	1	4	0
2023	188	23	2	0	2	0
2022	225	37	3	5	8	0
2021	260	24	6	2	8	0
2020	277	28	5	1	6	0
2019	291	47	10	1	11	0
2018	306	46	10	1	11	0
2017	306	52	6	2	8	1
2016	318	38	3	1	4	0
2015	249	22	4	4	8	0
2014	374	61	16	6	22	0
2013	302	131	9	3	12	0
2012	425	89	6	2	8	0
2011	581	101	11	5	16	0

October

October Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2023)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2023	109	10	0	4	4	–	–
2022	172	26	5	2	7	0	0
2021	171	19	3	0	3	0	0
2020	254	30	3	0	3	0	1
2019	180	18	3	1	4	0	0
2018	240	31	6	1	7	0	0
2017	202	44	4	2	6	0	0
2016	202	22	8	4	12	0	0
2015	325	45	6	3	9	1	0
2014	232	24	1	6	7	0	0
2013	284	45	4	3	7	0	0
2012	271	53	6	3	9	0	0
2011	299	54	7	2	9	0	0

November

November Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2023)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars hazed
2023	93	14	0	1	1	0
2022	131	19	5	2	7	0
2021	104	10	2	1	3	0
2020	143	19	4	1	5	0
2019	120	12	1	0	1	0
2018	158	25	6	2	8	1
2017	160	24	9	0	9	0
2016	165	21	5	0	5	0
2015	187	20	6	1	7	0
2014	189	26	5	4	9	0
2013	179	29	5	0	5	1
2012	202	34	9	1	10	0
2011	197	29	5	3	8	0

December

December Cougar Statistics (2011 to 2023)
Year	Calls received	Calls attended	Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed – Total	Cougars trans-located	Cougars hazed
2023	98	11	2	0	2	0	0
2022	130	17	0	3	3	0	0
2021	89	11	1	1	2	0	0
2020	123	15	7	0	7	0	0
2019	112	14	1	0	1	0	1
2018	141	29	5	13	18	0	0
2017	139	20	1	4	5	0	0
2016	193	20	3	1	4	0	1
2015	149	14	4	7	11	0	1
2014	162	20	9	4	13	0	0
2013	177	24	7	1	8	0	1
2012	151	32	5	7	12	0	0
2011	150	33	3	10	13	2	0

Table column titles

Table Column Titles
Field	Description
Calls received	Human-wildlife conflict incidents reported to RAPP
Calls attended	Human-wildlife conflict incidents reported to RAPP that were attended by COS conservation officers
Cougars destroyed by COS	Cougars destroyed by COS conservation officers in response to human-wildlife conflict incidents
Cougars destroyed by other	Cougars destroyed by other entities
Cougars destroyed total	Cougars destroyed by COS conservation officers and other entities, combined
Cougars translocated	Cougars relocated to another area (captured, transported, and then released)
Cougars hazed	Cougars on which non-lethal methods were used to deter them from an area or discourage undesirable activity
Cubs to rehab	Cubs relocated to wildlife facilities for rehabilitation and later release in the wild

Acronyms

Acronyms
Abbreviation	Description
RAPP	Report All Poachers and Polluters
COS	Conservation Officer Service

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