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"Cougar in area" caution sign, British Columbia, Canada. This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther.
(Reuters) -A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and gravely wounded his younger brother on Saturday in the foothills of northern California's Sierra Nevada, marking the first fatal cougar ...
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY September 3, 2024 at 2:33 PM A mountain lion attacked and severely injured a five-year-old boy during a family picnic at a Los Angeles County park, leading to official's ...
Including the attack in El Dorado County, there have been 22 documented mountain lion attacks involving 24 people in California since 1986, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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The heavily populated state of California saw a dozen attacks from 1986 to 2004 (after just three from 1890 to 1985), including three fatalities. [115] In March 2024, two brothers in California were attacked by a male cougar, with one being fatally wounded; it was the state's first fatal attack in 20 years.
An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park on Saturday evening, park officials said.
List of fatal cougar attacks in North America This page was last edited on 4 December 2024, at 05:37 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...