Research whether eastern cougars are 21 eastern states of the United States has strengthened the belief for a long time: the native cats are extinct in this part of the country.
This does not mean that people have not seen the puma, but all have been seen either escaped pets or, puma western that somehow ended up in the eastern United States according to new report by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fish and Wildlife Service conclusions rankled fans cougar in the Middle East.
But officials say that the service review of four years has been deepened. Officials collected nearly 600 responses to scientific knowledge, and asked state wildlife agencies again. None of the evidence showed that the original Cougar yet clear, the service has said.
"We are confident that the eastern cougar is extinct," said Martin Miller, fish and endangered species of fauna of the Chief U.S. Northeast
The eastern cougar was a bit like those who still live in Florida or the West. Reddish, the eastern cougar probably weighed over 100 pounds and prey mainly on deer. A report cited by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife said that the eastern cougar had a tail longer than its western cousin. The animals lived in eastern Maine to Florida and the Midwest.
South Carolina, the cougar results are regularly reported to the State Department of Natural Resources each year. Some of the sightings are of a yellowish or gray cat like mountain lions in the western U.S. In other cases, the unit learns Black Panthers, which are native to South America. Agency officials say people are often invisible to other animals, but not always.
Four years ago, the forester of the United States said that the Board of black panther chased him Chattooga River, Georgia and South Carolina border. Later, in 2007, Clemson University officials received reports of big cats roaming around campus.
Patrick McMillan, Clemson University professor who has compiled a large cat in the film, said he agrees with the conclusions of the service do not exist in the eastern cougar in the eastern states.
Still, McMillan said, convinced the wild cougar, Florida or the western United States will make its way into countries such as South Carolina - if they have already reached there. Florida Panthers, who are threatened with extinction, the population has grown recently, and seeks to extend the range, he said. McMillan said the Cougars easily adapt to urban areas.
"I think it is inevitable that we as a species of resident cougars in the Carolinas," said McMillan.
Miller, the Fish and Wildlife Service said it may be difficult for many cougars live isolated, in part because they would not genetic diversity to prevent birth defects among their children.
Cougars, also known as pumas, panthers and mountain lions, living in South Carolina until well into the 19th century, when settlers began clearing the forests and the hunting of big cats. parasites of animals and the competition was held for livestock. Their unpopularity and loss of habitat caused the panther to become extinct Eastern, Fish and Wildlife Service has maintained for one year.
With continued questions about whether there are cougars in the East, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife has launched a review in 2007.
The service concluded that the eastern cougar is extinct, it means that the animal will be a list of the Federal Endangered Species Act The public has the opportunity to comment, so anyone who disagrees with the conclusions of the service can be heard. Endangered Species Act adds additional layers of federal protection, which is more difficult to develop the property.
"We recognize that many people saw the Cougars in the wild in the historic area in the eastern cougar," Miller said. "But we believe that the Cougars are not the subspecies of cougar East. We did not find data supporting the existence of cougars in the East. "
This does not mean that people have not seen the puma, but all have been seen either escaped pets or, puma western that somehow ended up in the eastern United States according to new report by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fish and Wildlife Service conclusions rankled fans cougar in the Middle East.
But officials say that the service review of four years has been deepened. Officials collected nearly 600 responses to scientific knowledge, and asked state wildlife agencies again. None of the evidence showed that the original Cougar yet clear, the service has said.
"We are confident that the eastern cougar is extinct," said Martin Miller, fish and endangered species of fauna of the Chief U.S. Northeast
The eastern cougar was a bit like those who still live in Florida or the West. Reddish, the eastern cougar probably weighed over 100 pounds and prey mainly on deer. A report cited by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife said that the eastern cougar had a tail longer than its western cousin. The animals lived in eastern Maine to Florida and the Midwest.
South Carolina, the cougar results are regularly reported to the State Department of Natural Resources each year. Some of the sightings are of a yellowish or gray cat like mountain lions in the western U.S. In other cases, the unit learns Black Panthers, which are native to South America. Agency officials say people are often invisible to other animals, but not always.
Four years ago, the forester of the United States said that the Board of black panther chased him Chattooga River, Georgia and South Carolina border. Later, in 2007, Clemson University officials received reports of big cats roaming around campus.
Patrick McMillan, Clemson University professor who has compiled a large cat in the film, said he agrees with the conclusions of the service do not exist in the eastern cougar in the eastern states.
Still, McMillan said, convinced the wild cougar, Florida or the western United States will make its way into countries such as South Carolina - if they have already reached there. Florida Panthers, who are threatened with extinction, the population has grown recently, and seeks to extend the range, he said. McMillan said the Cougars easily adapt to urban areas.
"I think it is inevitable that we as a species of resident cougars in the Carolinas," said McMillan.
Miller, the Fish and Wildlife Service said it may be difficult for many cougars live isolated, in part because they would not genetic diversity to prevent birth defects among their children.
Cougars, also known as pumas, panthers and mountain lions, living in South Carolina until well into the 19th century, when settlers began clearing the forests and the hunting of big cats. parasites of animals and the competition was held for livestock. Their unpopularity and loss of habitat caused the panther to become extinct Eastern, Fish and Wildlife Service has maintained for one year.
With continued questions about whether there are cougars in the East, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife has launched a review in 2007.
The service concluded that the eastern cougar is extinct, it means that the animal will be a list of the Federal Endangered Species Act The public has the opportunity to comment, so anyone who disagrees with the conclusions of the service can be heard. Endangered Species Act adds additional layers of federal protection, which is more difficult to develop the property.
"We recognize that many people saw the Cougars in the wild in the historic area in the eastern cougar," Miller said. "But we believe that the Cougars are not the subspecies of cougar East. We did not find data supporting the existence of cougars in the East. "
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