North American cougar - Wikipedia
WEBThe North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America (North American jaguars are fairly small). [4][5] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
Cougar - Wikipedia
WEBThe cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈkuːɡər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most widespread in the world.
Mountain Lion - National Wildlife Federation
WEBThe mountain lion—also known as the cougar, puma, panther, or catamount—is a large cat species native to the Americas. Mountain lions are large, tan cats. Their bodies are mainly covered in tawny-beige fur, except for the whitish-gray belly and chest.
Eastern cougar - Wikipedia
WEBThe eight eastern states with the biggest areas of viable cougar habitat, as analysed in the study, were: New Hampshire and West Virginia (both 75%), Vermont and Maine (both 65%), Massachusetts (33%), Connecticut (32%), New …
State by State - The Cougar Fund
WEBToday cougars are classified as a game species and hunted for sport in the thirteen states of: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and North Dakota.
Puma concolor couguar - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBThe eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) once roamed the eastern United States from Maine to South Carolina and west from Michigan to Tennessee. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has for years presumed the eastern couger was extinct, having no verifiable evidence, such as DNA, to the contrary.
North American Cougar - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
WEBThe North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America. It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent. It thus includes the extirpated Eastern cougar and extant Florida panther populations.
Cougar Comeback: Cougars Are Moving Into Their Historic Home …
WEBJun 21, 2012 · Inhabiting the remote lands of the western United States, new research shows that cougars are spreading eastward, back into areas from which they were extirpated a century ago. The Cougar Network, a non-profit that monitors cougar populations, collected records of the big felines outside of their modern western range from 1990 until 2008 ...
Eastern Cougars Declared Extinct—But That Might Not be Bad
WEBJan 25, 2018 · However, on January 22, the Eastern cougar subspecies was officially declared extinct in the U.S. and removed from the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Cougar - National Geographic
WEBLeast Concern Extinct. Current Population Trend: Decreasing. The cougar is a cat of many names: Puma, mountain lion, and catamount, among others. This adaptable predator has the widest range of...