Ghost Cat Gone: Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct

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By The RevelatorJan 24, 2018, 12:47 pm43 pts
By John R. Platt Say good-bye to the "ghost cat." This week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially declared the eastern cougar ( Puma concolor couguar ) to be extinct and removed it from the endangered species list . This news, sad though it is, has been a long time coming. The big cats, once native to…

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