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Mule deer, elk, moose, black bear, and mountain lion are found throughout the area. [5] Two more large roadless areas remained in the Bighorns as of 1992. It is unknown whether these areas have since been reduced in size by road-building and other development. Both areas straddle the Montana-Wyoming state line, in the northern part of the range.
The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region, is a mammal of the family Felidae, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern ...
A Guide to Montana Mammals. University of Montana Press. "Northern Rockies Natural History Guide-Mammals". University of Montana’s Division of Biological Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010; Foresman, Kerry R. (2001). The Wild Mammals of Montana. American Society of Mammalogists. ISBN 1-891276-26-3.
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The hunter feared for his safety, officials said.
A bull elk grazes in Gibbon Meadows in the west-central portion of the park. An elk grazes with a bison in the park. There are at least 67 species of mammals known to live within Yellowstone National Park, a 2,219,791 acres (898,318 ha) [1] protected area in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
‘Majestic’ mountain lion finds daring spot to people watch at Colorado park, photos show Mountain lion ambushes 70-year-old hiker in Utah canyon. He fought it off with rocks
The term catamount, a shortening of name "cat of the mountain", has also been in English use for cougars and other wild cats since at least 1664. [14] The term panther is often used synonymously with cougar, puma, or mountain lion. [15] The Florida population of the North American cougar sub-species is commonly known as the Florida panther.