California, USA has the largest human population and at least half of the state is suitable mountain lion (Puma concolor) habitat. The juxtaposition of high human abundance within and adjacent to ...

The cougar, also known as Puma concolor, is one of the most adaptable ... a variety of threats depending on their location, from habitat loss to human encroachment and climate change.

DESCRIPTION: A type of puma, the Florida panther is generally rust-colored on its back, tawny on its sides, and pale gray underneath. Adult males weigh an average of 116 pounds and females 75 pounds.

It’s not a lack of habitat or food keeping out the pumas, also known as cougars or mountain lions. It’s the highways. Historically, pumas (Puma concolor) ranged coast to coast across nearly ...

A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

It’s said that lions and tigers stalk the semiarid scrubland of Paraguay’s Chaco region. Yet this is the heart of South ...

Humans are the number-one cause of death for California mountain lions. Lack of connectivity due to decades of extending roads and development into mountain lion habitat, with little regard for the ...

The Japanese river otter went extinct in 2012 due to hunting, habitat destruction, and pollution. ©KKPCW / CC BY-SA 4.0 – Original / License There are other mammals that have recently joined ...

The FWC said several of the state's roads cut through the panthers' habitat in south and central Florida. "Vehicle strikes ...

This loss is driven by human activity, including habitat destruction, overexploitation, pollution, and climate change, as well as human overpopulation. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a ...

Since habitat loss is the most serious threat to the panda, establishing new reserves and extending existing ones are crucial to its survival. After a significant increase in recent years, China now ...

Japanese River Otter (Lutra nippon) Declared extinct in 2012, this animal once numbered in the millions, but vanished due to hunting, habitat destruction, and pollution. Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer ...