Cougar Facts and Conservation Efforts
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Posted by Jennifer Copley Jan 27, 2009 |
For information on cougars (also known as puma concolor, mountain lions, and ghost cats), visit the following websites.
Nonprofit Conservation and Education Organizations
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The Cougar Fund - Seeks to protect threatened cougar populations - Offers cougar news and information, takes donations
- The Eastern Cougar Network - Conducts research into cougar-related issues and provides cougar facts and news
- The Mountain Lion Foundation - Dedicated to cougar conservation and education, provides news and takes donations
- WildCatConservation.org - Cougar - Involved in research, education, and conservation - provides photos, news, facts, and opportunities to sponsor endangered wild cats
- Cooper's Rock Mountain Lion Sanctuary - Sanctuary for abused, neglected, and unwanted cougars, accepts donations, offers volunteer opportunities
In-Depth Cougar Information
- University of Wisconsin - Mountain Lion, Puma, Cougar
- Cougar Attacks on Humans in the United States and Canada
- Cooper's Rock Mountain Lion Sanctuary - Identifying Cougar Tracks
- BC Ministry of Environment - Cougar in British Columbia
Petition to Stop Cougar Hunting
Quick Cougar Facts
- Animal Diversity Web - Puma Concolor - Cougar
- National Geographic - Cougar Facts
- San Diego Zoo - Cougar Profile
- Sierra Club - Mountain Lion
Big Cat and Small Wild Cat Facts and Videos
- Wild Cats of Canada - Bobcat, Lynx, and Cougar
- The Endangered Scottish Wild Cat
- Helping Endangered Wild Cats
- Big Cat Videos
- Big Cats and Small Cats in the Wild (statistics)
- India's Endangered Tigers