There are zero eastern cougars left.Not really true. Recent DNA evidence suggests the Florida panther is really a remnant population of the eastern cougar.
Officially the Florida panther is the only remnant population of eastern cougars left, where around fifty survive in the region around the everglades. However, reports of cougars sometimes come in...
The eastern cougar became extinct for the most part by settlers clearing the land and killing the cougars because not only did the cat represent a threat to the livestock, but was perceived as a...