cougar
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And a cougar attacks in a very different way than a bear does.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
The research comes as wolf and cougar territories increasingly overlap across the western United States.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
Between 2016-24, researchers recorded 12 adult cougar deaths, two of which were caused by wolves.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
Korinna Domingo, founder and director of the Cougar Conservancy, emphasized how cougar behavior in Los Angeles is similarly shaped by decades of urban development, fragmented landscapes and the social and political choices that structure them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Like asking a cougar to dance with a bear.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
Suraci and colleagues instead focused on the Olympic Peninsula, where mountain lions -- variously known as cougars, pumas or panthers -- have long been established.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Research like this...helps people want to live alongside cougars," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A new study sheds light on the tense relationship between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
For much of the 20th century, federal and state policies nearly wiped out both wolves and cougars in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
She spots flashes of The Taker in the dim grottos and murky hollows where the bears and the cougars might be.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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