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**COUGAR (Felis concolor)** [| http:/ /www.catsg.org/catsgportal/20_catsg-website/home/index_en.htm]  
 * The cougar is a carnivora, they eat deer, sheep, goats, and other same size game.**


 * Location- Widespread over North and South America, except the Arctic.**

About decline- In the U.S.A and Canada over 2,100 cougars are shot every year. If a female gets shot 3-4 more are killed do to the babies she has because they can not live on there own. Also we have eliminated much of there territory by building houses and making grazing lands. Also because of over hunting and trapping, and habbitat lost and destruction. The last thing is the decline of there main food the white tailed deer.

General Info- between 8 and 13 years old but can live up to 20 years old There territory is very big between 55 to 360 Sq miles. The female size is about half the size. But in other areas they are reported to be only about 25 Sq miles.

Who is helping the cougar- The IUCN/SSC specialist group [] Status- This animal is threatened (in Florida) else where still a ok population [|http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/Programs/CougarCove.html]

