Cougar is Secure in Canada according to Wild Species 2010: The General Status of Species in Canada. There are no … Cougar have survived because they will eat anything, including marine mammals along Canada’s western coast. Description. It is officially listed as an endangered species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and receives full protection in Nova Scotia. In fact, by the 30’s, they were already referred to as “ghost cats” because they were now so rare. The Cougar is Canada's largest and most powerful cat. The eastern cougar is known by many names-panther, painter, puma, mountain lion, or carcajou. concluded that the Eastern Cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is extinct (McCollough 2011 *). FWS–R5–ES–2015–0001. In North America, deer make up 60%-80% of their diet, but in Florida where deer numbers are low, they eat smaller prey. However, Cougars in Ontario, Canada, are currently classed as endangered provincially (Species at Risk 2010a* ). It is uncertain whether there are any Eastern Cougars left in Canada. Extinct eastern cougar subspecies proposed for removal from endangered species list (June 16, 2015) Questions and answers about the proposed delisting (PDF 85 KB) Proposed rule available at regulations.gov under docket no. The eastern cougar is known by many names-panther, painter, puma, mountain lion, or carcajou. The cougar Puma concolor is one of only three wild felid species, or members of the cat family, found in Canada. Cougars are protected from hunting and killing in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. It is officially listed as an endangered species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and receives full protection in Nova Scotia. Larger than the other two, the lynx and the bobcat, it is also the second largest cat in the New World. This beautiful wild cat is gravely endangered in the near north of eastern Canada, where it once traveled the rough, hilly and swampy lands surrounded by forest. Since the 1930’s however, eastern cougar numbers had been rapidly dwindling, so their extinction came as no real surprise. This beautiful wild cat is gravely endangered in the near North of Eastern Canada, where it once traveled the rough, hilly and swampy lands surrounded by forest The cougar is a one of Canada's largest and powerful cat. Luckily, Eastern Cougars have been spotted in New Brunswick to keep the hope alive of this majestic specie. Cade Libby Provincial Furbearer Biologist DNRE Novembre 2000 . Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the Eastern cougar from the endangered species list, declaring that the cougars have likely been extinct for at least 70 years. FWS–R5–ES–2015–0001. Until there is confirmation that the Eastern Cougar still survives, no direct recovery actions will take place for this species. Despite this, their population does not seem to have increased. or decades, the presence of eastern cougar (Felis concolor couguar) in New Brunswick has been debated among biologists and the public.The eastern cougar was placed on the provincial endangered species list, but its status is unknown. Extinct eastern cougar subspecies proposed for removal from endangered species list (June 16, 2015) Questions and answers about the proposed delisting (PDF 85 KB) Proposed rule available at regulations.gov under docket no. Canadian cougar populations appear to be increasing and expanding in range slowly north and east from western Canada and the northern United States. The jaguar is the largest. Removing the eastern cougar from the list of Endangered Species is an important step toward welcoming the species back to the northeast. Eastern Cougar. Evidence indicating the presence of Cougars in east-ern North America has been accumulating during the last three decades. Small to medium sized prey are more important in … The U.S.