The Eastern Cougar Puma concolor couguer
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Habitat
Ontairio
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Status
Endangered
data deifiecient nationally
Habits
solitary hunters
can sprint 35 miles an hour
they will ambush there prey
Human Interactions
generly avoid humans
rarely kill humans
if attacked fight back
cougars follow people
tidal marshes
deserts
mountain terrain
tropical forests
Repourduction
females are mature at around 1-2 years of age
give birth to up to 6 cubs
only females are ivolved in parenting
cubs are born blind
deer
moose
porkupine
bever
snowshoe hare
squrril
mice
birds
coyoties
lynx
foxes
bobcats
skunks
eat 1360 Kilograms of meat a year
Causes of Endangerment
loss of habitat
land clearing
human disturbance
agruculture
males are over 100kg
about 2 metres in length
females slightly smaller
unique characteristics
Adaptation
the eastern cougar has to adapt to the loss of habitat that is construction
they have to adapt to human disturbance
Threats
starvation
disability
diesese
compitition with other cougars
life cycle
leave mother at two years of age (young adults)
live 8-13 years in the wild
Life span
about 21 years
Action plan
report any cougar sightings to the Canadian wildlife accosiation
do not try to find cougar habitat
do not hunt cougar for there skin
leave the cougar in there natural habitat
Interesting Facts
the cougar has many names
the eastern cougar is the second largest new world cat.
leap 15 feet up
leap 45 feet across
Resources
WWW.easterncougar.org
www.hww.ca/index_e.asp
http://www.rom.on.ca/ontario/risk.php?doc_type=fact&id=135
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cougar
biome
forests with some wetlands
can live anywhere from tidal marshes to deserts
