https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18 Large Mammal Ecology and Management Padlet Assignment en-us 2020-03-26 23:53:52 UTC 2025-12-20 02:35:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f43e.png hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477541647 The cougar's total breeding population is estimated at less than 50,000 by the IUCN, with a declining trend.]]> 2020-03-27 00:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477541647 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477545384 The cougar is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. ]]> 2020-03-27 00:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477545384 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477547190 A successful generalist predator, the cougar will eat any animal it can catch, from insects to large ungulates (over 500 kg. Like other cats, it is an obligate carnivore, meaning it must feed on meat to survive. Its most important prey species are various deer species, particularly in North America; mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, and even bull moose. A survey of North America research found 68% of prey items were ungulates, especially deer. Only the Florida panther showed variation, often preferring feral hogs and armadillos.]]> 2020-03-27 00:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477547190 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477549105 The cougar is a mostly solitary animal. Only mothers and kittens live in groups, with adults meeting rarely. While generally loners, cougars will reciprocally share kills with one another and seem to organize themselves into small communities defined by the territories of dominant males. ]]> 2020-03-27 00:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477549105 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477549995 As a top predator, Mountain Lions play a pivotal and critical role in maintaining biodiversity and stability in complex communities. By preying on deer and elk, for instance, cougars help prevent their populations from becoming larger than their habitat can support.]]> 2020-03-27 00:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477549995 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477553582 The grace and power of the cougar have been widely admired in the cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Inca city of Cusco is reported to have been designed in the shape of a cougar. The Moche people represented the puma often in their ceramics. The sky and thunder god of the Inca, Viracocha, has been associated with the animal. In North America, mythological descriptions of the cougar have appeared in the stories of the Hocąk language of Wisconsin and Illinois and the Cheyenne, amongst others. To the Apache and Walapai of Arizona, the wail of the cougar was a harbinger of death. The Algonquins and Ojibwe believe that the cougar lived in the underworld and was wicked, whereas it was a sacred animal among the Cherokee. In sports, Several sports teams currently or in the past have used the cougar as the mascot/nickname for their team, although the name actually used has depended on the most popular regional name for the species. ]]> 2020-03-27 00:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477553582 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556152 Due to the expanding human population, cougar ranges increasingly overlap with areas inhabited by humans. Attacks on humans are very rare, as cougar prey recognition is a learned behavior and they do not generally recognize humans as prey. In a 10-year study in New Mexico of wild cougars who were not habituated to humans, the animals did not exhibit threatening behavior to researchers who approached closely (median distance=18.5 m; 61 feet) except in 6% of cases; 14/16 of those were females with cubs. Attacks on people, livestock, and pets may occur when a puma habituates to humans or is in a condition of severe starvation. Attacks are most frequent during late spring and summer, when juvenile cougars leave their mothers and search for new territory.]]> 2020-03-27 00:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556152 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556281 Many management plans include the following:
1. Maintain genetically diverse and demographically viable populations;
2. Minimize conflicts between mountain lions and humans (e.g. public safety events, property damage);
3. Identify and protect important habitats; and
4. Improve public awareness of mountain lions; and
5. Identify and research emerging issues that threaten mountain lion populations or the habitats upon which they depend.]]> 2020-03-27 00:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556281 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556488 Like most wildlife, he says mountain lions in general will avoid areas of human disturbance. As urban areas are quiet amid orders related to COVID-19, it's possible they may move into new territory.]]> 2020-03-27 00:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556488 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556745 Texas is the only U.S. state with a viable cougar population that is not protected. In Texas, the cougar is considered as nuisance wildlife and any person holding a hunting or a trapping permit can kill a cougar regardless of the season, number killed, sex ,or age of the animal.]]> 2020-03-27 00:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477556745 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477559490 The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae. It is native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America, and is the widest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. It is an adaptable, generalist species, occurring in most American habitat types. Due to its wide range, it has many names including puma, mountain lion, red tiger, panther, and catamount.]]> 2020-03-27 00:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477559490 hannahhenry2000 https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477584122 A new study finds that mountain lions in the western United States change their surroundings and as a result are “ecosystem engineers.” A team of scientists tracked 18 lion kills in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming and identified 215 species of beetles living in, on and off the carcasses — that is, the kills provided habitat as well as food for scavengers.
The work demonstrates the critical role mountain lions play in providing resources to other species in the ecosystems in which they live.]]> 2020-03-27 01:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahhenry2000/be8f0jjckt18/wish/477584122