The Eastern Cougar has just been declared extinct by the Fish and Wildlife Service. This beautiful cat is also known as a catamount or a puma. The Eastern Cougar had a range of 21 states, but none exist there now. But there is hope...scientists recently did a genetic study, and may have wrongly classified the cat as a subspecies of the Western Cougar. If that is the case, they could be reintroduced to the 21 eastern states.
Friday, March 4, 2011
The Eastern Cougar
The Eastern Cougar has just been declared extinct by the Fish and Wildlife Service. This beautiful cat is also known as a catamount or a puma. The Eastern Cougar had a range of 21 states, but none exist there now. But there is hope...scientists recently did a genetic study, and may have wrongly classified the cat as a subspecies of the Western Cougar. If that is the case, they could be reintroduced to the 21 eastern states.
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