Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Eastern cougars (mountain lions) do not have a native, self sustaining population in New York State. They have been absent from this state since the late 1800s; however, there have been a few isolated sightings.
New York Status: Extirpated. Federal Status: Extinct. Description. The cougar is known by many common names, including puma, mountain lion, catamount, and panther. Next to the jaguar, it is the largest North American cat. Weights range from 80-225 pounds (36-103 kg), averaging 140 (64 kg).
Scientists estimate a recolonization of the Eastern United States by cougars could reduce deer-vehicle collisions by 22 percent over 30 years, averting 21,400 human injuries, 155 human...
The eight eastern states with the biggest areas of viable cougar habitat, as analysed in the study, were: New Hampshire and West Virginia (both 75%), Vermont and Maine (both 65%), Massachusetts (33%), Connecticut (32%), New York (31%), and Pennsylvania (29%).
If there is a population of eastern cougars in the Adirondacks, then it is likely a very small one. Most cougar sightings are isolated instances, and the New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) notes that they usually involve cougars not native to the state.
Mountain lions, or Eastern cougars, have been absent from this state since the late 1800s, according to the DEC, There have been isolated sightings, however they are often either escaped...
There have been no sightings of female cougars raising kittens east of Missouri and the Michigan Upper Peninsula in the last 100 years. According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), bobcats, fishers, coyotes, and domestic cats and dogs can easily be mistaken for cougars.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares the eastern cougar extinct and removes it from the list of endangered and threatened species. Wildlife conservationists say the cats should be reintroduced to the Adirondacks and other parts of the East.
Cougar Watch is a project to record public sightings of cougars (Puma concolor) in and around the Adirondack Park. There are regular reports of cougar sightings throughout the Adirondacks, but there has not been a publicly available repository to record these sightings.
The Fish and Wildlife Service says most sightings in the East are cases of mistaken identity, while some are outright hoaxes. Any genuine sightings were of escaped or released pets or of western cougars dispersing eastward. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation agrees.