As settlers move in, they exterminated all the large predators.The eastern cougar is not quite extinct, as there are 50 or so Florida panthers, which are the remants of the eastern cougar.
it is important to save cougars because they are endangered.
It is no longer important as the animals were declared extinct in 2011.
The eastern cougar is no longer endangered. It was declared extinct in 2011. A different subspecies, the Florida panther, is endangered due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
Eastern cougars are no longer an endangered species as they were declared extinct in 2011.
Eastern cougars were hunted to extinction in the beginning of the last century. The only surviving member of this race is the endangered Florida panther, of whom some 80 survive.
cougars are not endangered,save for the Florida race.
Eastern cougars no longer reproduce. They were declared extinct in 2011.
Eastern cougars reproduce by the male and female mating and then the female giving birth to cubs.
The Florida race is the only endangered cougar.
Sort of,They are becoming extinct because of lack of food, habitat and hunters.While cougars have been driven out of some of their traditional habitat areas, or had their populations significantly reduced; particularly in the Continental United States the species is still quite abundant in Canada, Alaska and Latin America and is not in any danger of extinction.The subspecies called Florida panther is, but as a species, the mountain lion is not endangered.I'm 99% sure that it's a no. I haven't heard of that lately, and I'm a big fan of cougars, as you can probably tell by my username. I study them a lot. If I hear of anything, I'll change the answer.
No, cougars are not currently endangered species.
Cougars, mountain lions and pumas are names of a single species. The only subspecies currently endangered is the Florida panther.
No, only the Florida subspecies is listed as endangered. The species as a whole is in no danger.
That isn't true. The Florida Panther, a subspecies of cougars, lives in Florida. Although it is endangered, it is not yet extinct.
The cougar, mountain lion, panther, or puma is not an endangered species. Only the Florida subspecies is endangered.