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What is the habitat of the eastern cougar?
The eastern cougar lived in North Carolina.A cougar's habitat is in the forests of North America.
Does the eastern cougar have any predators?
The Eastern Cougar, like the lion is at the top of the food chain.
How does the Eastern Puma live?
The eastern cougar, Puma concolor couguar, was declared extinct in 2011. The Florida panther, Puma concolor coryi, is considered endangered. Some scientists consider the two to be a single subspecies.
How did the eastern cougar become extinct?
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".
How does a eastern cougar survive?
The Eastern Cougar was declared extinct in 2011. So, technically it doesn't survive.
What is the population size of the cougars?
There are zero eastern cougars left.Not really true. Recent DNA evidence suggests the Florida panther is really a remnant population of the eastern cougar.The eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a different subspecies from the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) although this is debated by some scientists.
Does the eastern cougar live in North Carolina?
well is North Caronlina eastern? use your brain!
How has the eastern cougar's niche been threatened?
The niche is no longer important to the eastern cougar as the animal was declared extinct in 2011.
Where are cougars found?
Cougars are found throughout the west coast of the Americas. They stretch from Yukon Canada down to the Andes mountains in Peru. There is also a reserve of about 50 eastern cougars in Florida, the last remnants of the eastern cougar population.
Why has the population of the eastern plains garter snake decreased?
Yes, very much so. This is due to the naive assumption that they are venomous.
Are there any cougars?
Due to excessive hunting following the European colonization of the Americas, and continuing human development of cougar habitat, populations have dropped in most parts of its historical range. In particular, the cougar was extirpated in eastern North America, except an isolated sub-population in Florida; the animal may be recolonizing parts of its former eastern territory. With its vast range, the cougar has dozens of names and various references in the mythology of the indigenous Americans and in contemporary culture. The Cougar has recently made a comeback in the state of Wyoming, where it presently has the largest population in North America.
Where does the Eastern live?
The eastern cougar was declared extinct in 2011 and no longer is found in nature.
