Yellow stone puma
The Mountain Lion cougar (Puma concolor), also puma, cougar, or panther, is a member of the
Felidae family, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild
land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern
Andes of South America. An adaptable species, the cougar is found in every major North
American habitat.
The Mountain lions of Yellowstone region were significantly reduced by predator control
measures during the early 1900s. It is reported that 121 lions were removed from the park
between the years 1904 and 1925. Then, the remaining population was estimated to be 12
individuals. Mountain lions apparently existed at very low numbers between 1925 and 1940.
They maintain a secretive profile in the Yellowstone region. Although the cougar population
numbered in the hundreds during the early 1900s, controlled hunts between 1904 and 1925
decimated the population. Today,...