- Cougars are also known as mountain lions, pumas and panthers
People do not want cougars to make a comeback.
- Farmers don’t want cougars to live in the country because they don’t want their animals to be eaten
- Some people are afraid of being attacked by cougars but a cougar expert says that cougars typically live in the woods away from humans
- Cougars can take down a cow
Cougars are starting to comeback.
- Many states made laws to protect the cougars
- It is illegal to hunt a cougar
- People were killing cougars to protect their livestock
- There are about 30,000 cougars living in the United States
Cougars are on the move and doing better.
- Cougars are migrating to the east because they need more room to travel and find food
- Some cougars are found in Connecticut and Maine
- Cougars usually live in on the Western coast of the United States