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The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), sometimes called the mountain lion, catamount, puma, or panther is a large small 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.
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).
USA, Washington, near North Bend — Killed by a cougar while biking in the foothills near North Bend. Another bicyclist was injured, and the cougar was found and killed later that day. [42] [43] [44] 11 September 2018 Diana Bober, 55, Female USA, Oregon — Killed by a cougar in Mount Hood National Forest on the Hunchback Mountain Trail. The ...
The baby mountain lions were found about 0.3 miles from where a dead female mountain lion — believed to be the cubs' mother, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW ...
It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion named P-22, trapped from finding a mate by the Los Angeles freeway, becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest ...
A mountain lion attacked and killed a pit bull over the weekend, prompting local officials to issue a "wildlife warning" in the Sylmar community.
They are preyed upon by an estimated 30 mountain lions that move throughout the Santa Ana mountain range and its foothills. [14] [15] Mountain lion sightings are uncommon but have prompted park closures on multiple occasions. [16] Coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, grey foxes, and both striped and spotted skunks are frequent throughout the park.
Paradoxically, if humans carry out a cougar cull, “conflict is more likely since you disrupt the population structure that the mountain lions are maintaining on their own,” research suggests.