Only the Florida panther subspecies of the cougar is in danger. The population of the species as a whole is quite healthy.
No, the cougar, as a species, is not extinct. However, the eastern subspecies was declared extinct in 2011.
Nothing. They are extinct.
The eastern cougar lived in North Carolina.A cougar's habitat is in the forests of North America.
it was declared extinct may 2, 2011
It has decreased to 0. The eastern cougar was declared to be extinct in 2011.
The Eastern Cougar was declared extinct in 2011. So, technically it doesn't survive.
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The niche is no longer important to the eastern cougar as the animal was declared extinct in 2011.
The eastern cougar became extinct for the most part by settlers clearing the land and killing the cougars because not only did the cat represent a threat to the livestock, but was perceived as a threat to humans as well. The eastern cougar is, however, not quite extinct. A remnant population exists in the swamps of south Florida, known as the "Florida panther".
Accutally, there are few left because of habitat destruction.
No, it is no longer endangered, it was declared extinct in 2011.
The cougar is not extinct. It is doing well over most of it's range, with the Florida race the only endangered one.