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The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2] [3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4] However, the 1946 taxonomy is now in question. [5]
"Cougar in area" caution sign, British Columbia, Canada. This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. 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.
The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America (North American jaguars are fairly small). [4] [5] And the second largest cat in the New World. [6] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
That appears to be the case with the eastern cougar. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has performed extensive research covering the cougar's. Sadly, entire populations of animals can vanish from ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has performed extensive research covering the cougar's That appears to be the case with the eastern cougar. Eastern Cougar believed to be extinct, probably has ...
Eastern cougar: Population of the North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) Eastern North America: Last confirmed individual trapped in Somerset County, Maine in 1938. [20] Though named as a distinct subspecies in 1946, genetic research indicates that no population of North American cougars is different enough to warrant subspecies status. [21]
The species has officially been declared extinct and removed from the U.S. endangered species list.
Eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) extirpated, [13] but sightings continue. [14] Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) [15] Bobcat (Lynx rufus) [16] Earless seals