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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.

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