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The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, 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.
These rare big cat sightings are sparking concern and awe in neighborhoods.
6 times mountain lions were wandering around — and got caught on camera September 27, 2024 at 11:04 AM Mountain lion encounters caught on camera in neighborhoods are raising concerns and ...
Puma (/ ˈ p j uː m ə / or / ˈ p uː m ə /) is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther, [2] among other names), and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or Owen's panther, a large, cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pliocene).
With the increase of human development and infrastructure growth in California, the cougar population in the state is becoming more isolated from one another. [ 36 ] The Bay Area Puma Project aims to obtain information on cougar populations in the San Francisco Bay area and the animals' interactions with habitat, prey, humans, and residential ...
6 times mountain lions were wandering around — and got caught on camera September 27, 2024 at 8:04 AM Mountain lion encounters caught on camera in neighborhoods are raising concerns and ...
A study in 2016 by several management and wildlife experts found that by reintroducing cougars to their historic range in the Northeast U.S., white-tailed deer density and deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) could be reduced by 22%, which could prevent 21,400 human injuries, 155 fatalities, and $2.13 billion in preventive costs within just 30 years ...
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