Otherwise, the work was summarized by the author. Abstracts or summaries were utilized if present in the articles. The compilation will continually be updated as new articles and research reports are secured. While they do occasionally attack people-usually children or solitary adults-statistics show that, on average, there are only four attacks and one human fatality each year in all of the U.S. This Annotated Bibliography of the mountain lion provides most of the articles in existence on this magnificent cat. They are solitary and shy animals, seldom seen by humans. BehaviorĬougars require a lot of room-only a few cats can survive in a 30-square-mile range. states and Canadian provinces, populations are considered sustainable enough to allow managed sport hunting. Some biologists believe that these big cats could eventually recolonize much of their Midwest and Eastern range-if humans allow them to do so.
Today, whitetail deer populations have rebounded over much of the cougar's former range and a few animals have appeared in more eastern states such as Missouri and Arkansas. Subsequently, by the dawn of the 20th century, cougars were eliminated from nearly all of their range in the Midwest and Eastern U.S.-though the endangered Florida panther survives. They were prized by hunters and despised by farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock losses at their hands. Population Decline and ReboundĬougars once roamed nearly all of the United States. They will hide large carcasses and feed on them for several days. These cats employ a blend of stealth and power, stalking their prey until an opportunity arrives to pounce, then going for the back of the neck with a fatal bite. They usually hunt at night or during the gloaming hours of dawn and dusk.
HuntingĬougars like to prey on deer, though they also eat smaller animals such as coyotes, porcupines, and raccoons. This big cat of many names is also found in many habitats, from Florida swamps to Canadian forests. This powerful predator roams the Americas, where it is also known as a panther, puma, mountain lion, and catamount.
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