Most sightings have been in southern Alaska, with a few rare sightings in the interior. There is currently no breeding population of Mountain Lions in Alaska. Read more about the status of Mountain Lions in Alabama here. There are occasional reports of people who think they saw one, maybe they even took a blurry picture, but those are most likely bobcats. Mountain Lions have a status of extirpated in Alabama, there have been no confirmed sightings in the state in over 50 years. StateĠ, thought to be a few free-ranging cougarsĠ, confirmed presence, no large population They are accurate to the best of our knowledge. This list is for breeding mountain lion populations, but some sightings are noted. The following population estimates were taken from state government websites, and other authoritative sources. states for almost 100 years, however roaming cougars from western states often travel east searching for territory. Mountain lions have been extirpated (considered extinct) from the eastern U.S. Note that many of these states have had sightings over the years, and continue to have them, but that doesn’t necessarily constitute a population in the state. states do not have any population of breeding cougars.
We will look at the currently accepted population numbers, and any other notable information and history about cougars in that state. states with Mountain lion populationsīelow we will talk about the mountain lion populations in each U.S.
Note: We will use Cougar and Mountain Lion interchangeably throughout this article. states that Mountain Lions call home, as well as those that they don’t. So let’s dive right into the article and have a look at all of the U.S. Image: USFWS Mountain-Prairie | CC BY 2.0 | flickr Having said that, through conservation efforts these big cats are making a comeback in many areas with their ranges and populations growing. Mountain Lions have been more prevalent to the west in the last 100 years, but many of the pockets of breeding populations east of the Mississippi River have been wiped out over the decades due to habitat loss and hunting. We’re going to look at Mountain Lion population by state, though many states don’t have a population as Cougars are mainly found in Western U.S. The big cats of North America are Cougars (often referred to as Mountain Lions), and Jaguars. In this article we’ll be focusing on the former of those big cats in the United States, the Mountain Lion.
The smaller wild cats are the Bobcat, Lynx, Ocelot, and Jaguarundis. Ear tufts are relatively short (lynx longer, although it’s hard to tell with nothing to compare it to unless you’ve seen a ton of photos of the 2), and lynx are generally grayish rather than tanish and don’t have spots, although pelt color and spotting is really variable and not a great characteristic to use.There are 6 species of wild cats in North America, and 2 of those are what we consider “big cats”. In the one photo you can see the inside of it’s front leg, which is heavily barred (bobcats always have barring), and you can see that the underside of the tip of the tail is white (lynx tails always have a black tip all the way around). I did check in with the State of Colorado, and they said: There was a bit of discussion when I posted it on social media whether it was a bobcat, a mountain lion or a lynx. It’s very rare to see one during daylight hours – I’ve never seen one so close.
I did have to shoot from about 150 feet away, through a double-pane glass window (I didn’t want to go outside for safety reasons, and I thought it would likely spook the cat if I did).
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I was able to grab a full frame camera and 400 mm lens and capture a few shots of the cat on the back fence. Last weekend, we heard something on the back deck.
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