cougar
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Between 2016-24, researchers recorded 12 adult cougar deaths, two of which were caused by wolves.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The research comes as wolf and cougar territories increasingly overlap across the western United States.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The cougar continues advancing as the cyclists shout for it to get back.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
The deputies kept an eye on the cougar as they waited for Ventura County Animal Services, who then took over the incident and requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
The lab report came back that it was indeed the scat of Felis concolor, the eastern mountain lion, also variously and respectfully known as the panther, cougar, puma, and, especially in New England, catamount.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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