EASTERN COUGAR
- Name: Eastern Cougar
- Category: Mammal
- Habitat: Much less common in Northwestern Ontario than in the past, although numerous sightings are still made every year. Although the mountain lion is a highly adaptive species, its range has been depleted in the wake of forestry, mining and urbanization. It can be sighted in a variety of habitats but prefers wooded areas with an abundant supply of food.
- Diet: N/A
- Reproduction: N/A
About Eastern Cougar
Overall colouration, varies from yellowy-brown to chocolate brown, sometimes tawny gray, darker along mid-back. Belly, pale buff; chest, inside of ears and throat, whitish. Back of ears, tip of tail and stripes around muzzle, blackish. Tail, long.
Location
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Name: Killarney Provincial Park
Address: 960 Hwy 637, Killarney ON
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Name: Pukaskwa National Park
Address: Hwy 627, Heron Bay ON
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Name: Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area
Address: 7200 Appleby Line, Milton ON