Does anybody know FOR SURE where mountain lions are found? ASAP, please!?

Ok, I'm doing this report in science on Big Cats for school, covering Lions, Tigers, and Mountain Lions. I'm having trouble with the cougar part though because all the website links I get info from are contradicting to each other about where Mountain Lions live. I mean all around the world, not just the states. Does anybody know FOR SURE where moutain lions are found?





Thanks!

Does anybody know FOR SURE where mountain lions are found? ASAP, please!?
I'm going to answer for Puma (Felis) concolor (just in case your idea of a mountain lion differs from mine).





It is the most widespread large mammal in the Americas - from the tip of the Yukon in Canada to the Southern Andes in South America. It can survive in all kinds of habitats - from mountains to deserts to swamps. It was extirpated (locally extinct) in the Eastern U.S. except for the tip of Florida due to overhunting, but I think there are reintroduction programs in the works now. That's probably why you are getting "mixed" information from different web sites.





Wikipedia has a good Americas (north and south) map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar





Here's a more detailed U.S. map - showing some of the reintroduction areas:


http://www.naturealmanac.com/cougars/cou...
Reply:I know for sure mountain lion live in the catalina mountains in southern arizona, (Tucson area.)
Reply:north america ,mexico and central america .also try the keywords puma and moutain lion
Reply:The Cougar has the largest range of any wild cat in the Americas, and spans 110 degrees of latitude, from northern Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes. This is also the largest range of any land animal in the New World. It is one of only three cat species, along with the Bobcat and Canadian Lynx, endemic to Canada.[15] Its wide distribution stems from its adaptability to virtually every habitat type: it is found in all forest types as well as in lowland and mountainous deserts. Studies show that the Cougar prefers regions with dense underbrush, but can live with little vegetation in open areas.[2] Its preferred habitats include precipitous canyons, escarpments, rim rocks, and dense brush.[22]





The Cougar was extirpated across much of its eastern North American range, with the exception of Florida, in the two centuries after European colonization and faced grave threats in the remainder. Currently, it ranges across most western American states, the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Canadian Yukon Territory. There have been widely-debated reports of possible recolonization of eastern North America.[32] DNA evidence has suggested its presence in eastern North America,[33] while a consolidated map of Cougar sightings shows numerous reports, from the mid-western Great Plains through to Eastern Canada.[34] The only unequivocally known eastern population is the Florida Panther, which is critically endangered.





South of the Rio Grande, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) lists the cat in every Central and South American country except Costa Rica and Panama.[2] While specific state and provincial statistics are often available in North America, much less is known about the cat in its southern range.[35]





The Cougar's total breeding population is estimated at less than 50,000 by the IUCN, with a declining trend.[2] U.S. state-level statistics are often more optimistic, suggesting Cougar populations have rebounded. In Oregon, a healthy population of 5,000 was reported in 2006, exceeding a target of 3,000.[36] California has actively sought to protect the cat and a similar number of cougars has been suggested, between 4,000 and 6,000.[37]
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