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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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This broad public support for pumas could spur state wildlife agencies to explore the idea of restoring pumas in states along the East Coast where the animals were driven out decades ago by settlers, ranchers, farmers and government officials.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance to save seven big cats – tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars and pumas – which now has 11 member countries.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The cougar, also known as a puma, mountain lion or panther, used to roam Wisconsin.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
Part of the reason for an increase in panthers deaths from vehicles is that the panther population itself began increasing after 1995, when the introduction of pumas from Texas helped inbreeding issues and restored the small and sick population, the FWC said.
—Olivia Lloyd
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance to save seven big cats – tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars and pumas – which now has 11 member countries.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The cougar, also known as a puma, mountain lion or panther, used to roam Wisconsin.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
Part of the reason for an increase in panthers deaths from vehicles is that the panther population itself began increasing after 1995, when the introduction of pumas from Texas helped inbreeding issues and restored the small and sick population, the FWC said.
—Olivia Lloyd
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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