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With officials refusing to acknowledge its existence in the wild, the Eastern Puma risks losing protection under the endangered Species Act while fragile ecosystems of the eastern U.S. hang in the balance.
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www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/puma-cougar.htm
www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/puma-cougar.htm
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The Eastern Puma is a brownish tanish color with a plain tail and black behind the ears. The Puma is six to nine feet long weighs 100-160 pounds and is 26 to 30 inches in height.
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vygotsky.ced.appstate.edu/evolution/downey/new_page_1.h...
vygotsky.ced.appstate.edu/evolution/downey/new_page_1.htm
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Eastern cougars' primary prey was white-tailed deer, but they also hunted eastern elk (now extinct) and porcupines and other smaller mammals. The eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) once roamed ... No critical habitat rules have been published for the Eastern puma. ... No conservation plans have been created for Eastern puma...
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ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.acti...
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The Eastern Puma, or Puma Concolor Cougar, is a large, long- tailed, and unspotted cat. They feed primarily on deer but also wild turkeys and small mammals. Adult pumas may weigh from 60-90 pounds. ... The Eastern Puma is hunted and trapped excessively and the population isn't able to recover. The puma's primary source...
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www.scionline.org/index.php/Category:Eastern_Puma
www.scionline.org/index.php/Category:Eastern_Puma
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The eastern puma was first listed on the endangered list in June 4, 1973. ... For a eastern puma sexual maturity is attained at 3 years for males and 2 and 1/2 for females. there is no specific breeding season, but most births occur in late winter or early spring. A females usally give birth every other year.
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www.xenia.k12.oh.us/xhs/Science/Holbert/EndSpecStudentS...
www.xenia.k12.oh.us/xhs/Science/Holbert/EndSpecStudentSites/Period2/manda2murray/puma.htm
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eNature Field Guides -- Comprehensive guide to America's wildlife with species pictures, field descriptions, sounds, range and habitat information and more. ... WildlifeGuides: Nature in North America ... LocalNature: Your neck of the woods...
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www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesRECNUM.asp?recnum...
www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesRECNUM.asp?recnum=MA0481
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I am just saying that the reason that it matters whether the pumas are the native eastern subspecies is because legally, the eastern puma is critically endangered, and therefore is a 100% protected subspecies, and most pumas from other areas, with the exception of Florida pumas, are not.
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www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/puma-survey/
www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/puma-survey/
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; Eastern Cougar (Puma concolor couguar) ... The eastern cougar is described as a large, unspotted, long-tailed cat. Its body and legs are a uniform fulvous or tawny hue. Its belly is pale reddish or reddish white. The inside of this cat's ears are light-colored, with blackish color behind the ears.
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www.fws.gov/nc-es/mammal/cougar.html
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The total length of this species is 5-9 feet (cylindrical tail 2-3 feet) and it weighs from 100-200 pounds. They are dark reddish-or ... Since 1970, 121 sightings have been identified as possible mountain lions, ... There is no fixed breeding season with one litter per 2-3 years with an average of 2-4 kittens being born.
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www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=0...
www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=050112
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