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General Element Report: Puma concolor couguar

Scientific Name: Puma concolor couguar Common Name: Eastern Cougar Authority: Kerr, 1792

Family Name: FELIDAE Family Number: 1805

Tracked: Y Code: COUG Coefficient of Wetness:

Introduced: No Slide: Coeff. of Conservatism

NRVIS ID: 180737 Updated: 2004-10-29

Ranking Information

GNAME: Felis concolor couguar		GRANK: G5THQ	GRANK DATE: 1996-11-19
NRANK: NH	COSEWIC: DD	MNR Status: END	SRANK: SH
Ontario General Status: AT RISK		Ontario General Status Date:
Notes: Historic reports of cougar in southern Ontario may have involved this taxon. No specimens exist to substantiate its occurrence in the province.

Rank History

Rank Type	Old Rank	Old Rank Date	Date Changed	Reason Changed	Changed By
COSSARO	END	05-Dec-96	29-Oct-04	SARO (April 26, 2004)	DSUTHERLAND

EO Totals

Total EOs	A	B	C	D	E	F	H	X	None
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

References

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56545	Clarke, C.H.D. 1969. The Puma in Ontario. Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review 8(4):7-12.
78348	Culver, M., W.E. Johnson, J. Pecon-Slattery, and S.J. O'Brien. 2000. Genetic Ancestry of the American Puma (Puma concolor). J. of Heredity 91(3):186-197.
56550	Dear, L.S. 1955. Cougar or mountain lion reported in northwestern Ontario. Can. Field-Nat., 69:26.
78668	Dewdney, A.K. 2001. Are there cougars among us? The Cardinal 184: 20-23.
747	Gerson, H. 1985. The Status of the Cougar (Felis concolor Linnaeus) in Ontario, With an Overview of the Status in Canada. 60 pp.
56540	Gerson, H.B. 1988. Cougar, Felis concolor, sightings in Ontario. Can. Field-Nat., 102:419-424.
56541	Lazell, J.D., Jr. 1981. Diagnosis and identification of the Races of Felis concolor in Eastern North America. Unpublished Report to the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, DC. 18 pp.
56551	Lett, W.P. 1887. The cougar or panther. Ottawa Naturalist 1(9):127-132.
56542	Lindzey, F. 1987. Mountain Lion. Pp. 656-668 In: M. Novak, J.A. Baker, M.E. Obbard and B. Malloch (eds.). Wild Furbearer Management in North America. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto, ON. 1150 pp.
56536	Scott, F.W. 1997. Update of the Status Report on Eastern Populations of the Cougar or Puma (Puma concolor couguar) in Canada. Report to the Committee On the Status of Endangered Wildlife In Canada (COSEWIC). Preliminary Draft Report, Dept. of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS.. 27 pp.
56646	Scott, F.W. 1998. Update COSEWIC Status Report on Cougar (Puma concolor couguar) [Eastern Population]. Committee On the Status of Endangered Wildlife In Canada (COSEWIC), Ottawa. viii + 33 pp.
56548	Simkin, D.W. 1970. Endangered birds and mammals in Ontario. Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review 9(1-2):.
56547	Stewart, W.G. 1981. The Puma in Elgin County, Ontario. The Cardinal 102:14-16.
78874	Stewart, W.G. 2001. The Puma in Elgin County. Pages 40-41 in Baron (coordinator), Elginature: A Guide to Elgin County's Natural and Cultural History. Kettle Creek Conservation Authority. 136 pp.
78049	Sutherland, D.A. 1997. COSSARO Candidate V,T,E Species Evaluation Form - October 1997 - Eastern Cougar (Felis concolor couguar). Unpublished report prepared by Natural Heritage Information Centre for Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO), Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 4 pp.
2043	Taylor, J.D. 1982. Eastern Cougar: The cat that never was?. Seasons Winter 1982 28-35.
56552	Thomson, S.C. 1974. Sight record of a cougar in northern Ontario. Can. Field-Nat., 88(1):87.
2580	van Zyll, G.G. and E. van Ingen. 1978. Status Report on Eastern Cougar, Felis concolor cougar, in Canada, 1978. COSEWIC report. National Museum of Natural Sciences. 28 pp.
56546	Wright, B.S. 1953. Further notes on the panther in the northeast. Can. Field-Nat., 67(1):12-28.