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Cougar range (without recent confirmations across northern Canadian territories, eastern U.S. states, and Alaska) 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.
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.
Mountain lions live in secluded areas across the United States with recent data suggesting that their numbers are increasing in their historical regions. These top predators, also known as pumas ...
The cougar was the first sighted in the city limits of Chicago since the city was founded in 1833. [17] On November 22, 2013, a cougar was found on a farm near Morrison in Whiteside County, Illinois. An Illinois Department of Natural Resources officer subsequently shot and killed the cougar after determining it posed a risk to the public. [18 ...
Before last month's decision, Texas was the only one of 16 states with mountain lion breeding populations that did not have protections over the species. More: Turtles, ducks and geese are out in ...
The mountain lion was spotted in the backyard of a house in western Frisco on Nov. 1, Texas Wildlife Department said.
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).
A video captured a mountain lion climbing a fence in a South Texas neighborhood. The big cat was later fatally shot by a Laredo officer. Officers killed an 'aggressive' mountain lion in Laredo.