Phantom Prowler

Your Sightings

Report a sighting

If you have seen a cougar in New Brunswick, this is where to put it on the record. It does not matter how long ago it was. Tell it the way you would tell it, and say so where you are not sure.

Before you start

  • A person at Trekkit Studios reads every report. Nothing is published until then.
  • Your email address and the exact location are never published. The site shows the county and the year only.
  • You choose whether your report is shown on the site, and whether a name goes with it.
  • Reports are published as reported. The site does not rule on what anyone saw.

This is not an emergency service or a wildlife-reporting service. A person reads each report, but not right away. If you have a safety concern, contact [QUESTION FOR RYAN: 36. The department’s current official name, and the phone number or office people should be given. Neither has been verified, so neither is written here.]

Every question needs an answer unless it says optional.

1. What you saw

In your own words, in the order it happened: where you were, what you saw, what it did, how it ended. If you are not sure of something, say so.

2. When and where

Your best estimate is fine.

For example: early October, around dusk.

The county is the only part of the location we publish. Not sure which county? Choose your best guess and name the nearest community below.

This helps us understand your report. It is never published.

3. Details

All optional. Answer what you can and leave the rest blank.

A rough guess is fine: the width of a road, the length of a field.

Seconds, minutes, longer.

As you saw it, in that light.

If you saw a tail, describe it. If you did not see one, say so.

4. Photos and video

Optional. A report without a photo is still a report.

If you have pictures, send the original files, as the phone or camera saved them. A screenshot, or a copy saved from social media, has lost the details that help us understand a picture. If a file has been cropped or edited, say so in your account.

We keep your originals private. If we publish a photo, it is a new copy with the location data removed.

Up to 10 photos, 15 MB each. JPEG, PNG or WebP.

Video (optional)

5. About you

We need your email address so that we can reach you about your report. It is never published, and we will not add it to the newsletter.

Please check it. We do not send a confirmation email, so a mistyped address means we cannot reach you.

Shown beside your report if it is published. A first name, initials or your full name: your choice. Leave it blank to stay anonymous, and your report will read “Name withheld”.

6. Your consent

Needed to send a report

Your choices (optional)

Nothing is published until a person at Trekkit Studios has reviewed it. How we handle your information is in the Privacy policy (opens in a new tab).