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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. 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.Its range spans the Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta ...
How urban expansion has affected where and how mountain lions interact with humans
3 Μαρ 2023 · Around a hundred years ago there were likely as many as 200,000 lions living wild in Africa. Recent surveys put the number of wild lions at around 30,000 or even as low as 20,000. Around a third of African lions are thought have disappeared in the past 20 years. Much of this shrinking distribution has been due to hunting and loss of habitat.
The Mountain Lion Foundation was instrumental in the passage of the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990, which banned the sport hunting of cougars in California and set aside $30 million a year for the next 30 years for wildlife habitat conservation. Because of their extensive range and position high in the food chain, saving land for ...
Mountain lions are often known for their role as a keystone species, but they are less commonly known as an umbrella species. Mountain Lions: A Crucial Species for Biodiversity ...
4 Μαρ 2019 · Review of Jim Williams, Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion. Patagonia, Ventura, California, USA, 2018. Jim Williams, a certified wildlife biologist, artfully tells the evolutionary, ecological, and conservation story of the mountain lion (Puma concolor), taking the reader with him on an adventure encompassing the excitement of seeing a wild puma in Patagonia ...
areas human activity opting for areas with dense foliage. Mountain lion’s diets consists mainly of white-tailed deer and mule deer which make up approximately 80% of their diet. The other 20% of their diet consists mostly of other smaller mammals and birds. Despite the fact that mountain lions tend to avoid densely populated areas, attacks on
