how is it conserved?
It is  listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Cougar
The cougar is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
what is the difference between puma cougar and mountain lion In the United States and Canada, it is also called "mountain lion" where can you find it? America,  In the Santa Ana Mountains what sort of places does it live in? It prefers steep canyons, escarpments, rim rocks, and dense brush. how did it get it's name? The word 'cougar' is borrowed from the Portuguese "çuçuarana", via French; it was originally derived from the Tupi language. what do they feed on? The cougar will eat any animal it can catch, from insects to large ungulates : horses, fallow deer, caribou, mountain goat, coyote, American badger and pronghorn. what kind of animal is the last mentioned one? It is a species of artiodactyl, often known colloquially in North America as the American antelope does it's predator faces any threat? Yes, by habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, poaching, heavy traffic, which causes frequent fatal accidents
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Cougar [SEP] Conservation status
The cougar is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. It is also listed on CITES Appendix II. Hunting it is prohibited in California, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and most of Argentina. Establishing wildlife corridors and protecting sufficient range areas are critical for the sustainability of cougar populations. Research simulations showed that it faces a low extinction risk in areas, which are larger than . Between one and four new individuals entering a population per decade markedly increases persistence, thus highlighting the importance of habitat corridors.