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.
Puma SE's population is 2,010.
Puma concolor couguar is the scientific name for the extinct eastern cougar.
The population of Puma SE is 9,310.
Puma SE's population is 2,010.
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.
Joe Puma died in 2000.
since 1973
Puma concolor couguar
Puma concolor couguar
No, the population of pumas is quite healthy and only the Florida panther is critically endangered.
Officialy, the 60 to 70 Florida panthers are the only eastern cougars left, but unsubstansiated reports do come in from other states.