Cougars Officially Declared Extinct in Eastern U.S., Removed from Endangered Species List

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Jan 23, 2018, 12:31 pm241 pts
Eastern cougars once roamed every U.S. state east of the Mississippi, but it has been eight decades since the last confirmed sighting of the animal. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared the subspecies extinct and removed it from the U.S. endangered species list. Read more on E360 →

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