3. Interesting Facts
It is also known as the Puma, Mountain Lion,
Catamount, and Deer Tiger
The cougar is the second largest of the New World
cats
Cougars can leap 16 feet straight up and 45 feet
across
Felis concolor means “cat of one color”
They are the largest cat that can purr
The ancient Incan city of Cusco was designed in the
shape of a Cougar
Habitats include monate coniferous forest, lowland
tropical forest, grassland, dry brush country, and
swamps.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service officially announced
the extinction of the eastern cougar on March 1, 2011.
4. Why was it Importance of
endangered? the Cougar?
Unfortunately it is They have
human expansion considerable trophy
value and are
which caused the hunted for sport.
decline of the Captured for zoos.
cougar. Top predators in the
They are valued for ecosystems they live
fur, food, and sport. in
Controlling
Food sources scarce populations of large
due to humans ungulates
5. Solutions
Preserving more land for cougars
Put a stop to hunting cougars and their
food sources such as the white-tailed
deer
Establish groups and raise awareness that
we must save our animals before it’s too
late like the cougar.
