cougar

The research comes as wolf and cougar territories increasingly overlap across the western United States.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026

The deputies kept an eye on the cougar as they waited for Ventura County Animal Services, who then took over the incident and requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

The young tawny cougar with the broad, handsome features headed east for nearly 50 miles to escape his father, wandering through whatever green spaces he could find “and probably more than few backyards,” Pratt said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

Inside she placed her couch, cougar skins, an Axminister carpet, rocking chairs, and assorted other artifacts of domestic life.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

This approach allowed them to match predator movements with probable feeding events and better understand when and where wolves and cougars interact.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

About 42% of wolf-cougar interactions occurred at predicted sites where cougars had made a kill.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

To reduce these risky run ins, cougars have adjusted by targeting smaller animals, which helps them avoid crossing paths with wolf packs.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

Decades of research have shown that wolves usually dominate these interactions because they hunt in packs, while cougars are solitary.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

She knows that there are also cougars in those woods.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti