What is Cougar?

Cougar, or Puma Concolor is a type of wild cat that once lived throughout America. It has a number of regional common names, including Puma and Mountain Lion, and is considered the largest of the small cats. Despite the impressive bomb size, it is classified as a small cat, because it can not roar and distinguishes it from large cats such as lions and tigers. Majest and charming animals were hunted almost to extinction in the twentieth century, but the concentrated efforts of nature conservationists maintained this species alive. The bomb coat moves in color from reddish -brown to buff and cats also have dark signs of face. They are known for being very secret and lonely animals, and it is very unusual to see Cougar in the wild because they prefer distant areas of wilderness.

The puma diet includes large mammals such as deer, along with smaller animals and insects. Cats usually store their killing in the cache, which means they bury it so they can return later. Ecologically plays Cougar an important rollI, because it maintains the prey population small and healthy. Cougarys usually with injured or older animals for hunting, and healthy young animals reproduce. In areas where the bombs were severely hunted, it resulted in an explosion in the prey population, causing environmental problems.

Because the bombs are lonely and require a wide range, they clashed with people. Acceleration of the development of wilderness areas has led to serious pressure on bombs, because their natural habitats are considered by slow -taking people. As a result, Cougars sometimes attacks pets or people for food. This results in conflict and usually ended in Deadly, until concerns about the hunting of animals were caught to extract. This has already happened in the northeast, where Cougars happened after the campaign to eradicate them. In the West, programs have been created to implement measures such as capture and relocation so that the bomb does not disappear completely from the American landscape.

there are manyCougar's subspecies, although the exact number is the subject of the debate, because many so -called subspecies are too genetically similar. Cats can be found in the Western United States and parts of South America in the wild and captivity. The growing awareness of the value of Cougar has led to the establishment of the wilderness areas for the bomb and it seems that cats will return.