U.S. to remove extinct cougar from Endangered Species Act

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceJun 30, 2015, 10:36 am176 pts
The U.S. government has declared the Eastern cougar extinct more than 80 years after its a believed a hunter in Maine wiped out the last individual. Scientists still dispute whether the Eastern cougar was a distinct subspecies, but either way officials believe the original population that roamed much of the…

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