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The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2] [3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4] However, the 1946 taxonomy is now in question. [5]
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. Over 130 attacks have been documented in [1] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities.
Mexico (Baja California) E Sonoran pronghorn: Antilocapra americana sonoriensis: U.S. (AZ), Mexico E Pudú: Pudu puda: Southern South America E Eastern cougar: Puma concolor couguar: Eastern North America E Cougar (mountain lion) Puma concolor (all subsp. except coryi) Canada to South America T(S/A) Costa Rican cougar: Puma concolor costaricensis
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The Bay Area Puma Project is the first major study of pumas (also called mountain lions or cougars) in the south San Francisco Bay Area. [1] Launched in May 2008 in the Santa Cruz Mountains , the study involves nine cats that are being tracked using GPS -accelerometer collars.
The 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] And the second largest cat in the New World. [6] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.