National Geographic on Pumas Increasing Their Range in the East

Spreading East

 

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/cougars/spreading-east-map

 

By the early 1970s, cougars in the U.S. were found only in Florida and scattered pockets of the West. Since then, more prey—especially deer—and better management have let them expand and recolonize the Midwest.

 

 

[I have made a couple of amendments but only to draw attention to what is already shown on the map. I am posting this not because it is Cryptozoological but because many people THINK the subject is Cryptozoological. Since it involves a known species already known to be native to the same landmass, I always thought the inclusion as a Cryptozoological subject was an especially mistaken and incongruous notion.-DD]