cougars

Cougar Facts

Cougar – Felis concolor   Common Names: Cougar, Puma, Panther,Mountain Lion, Catamount Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Puma)Species: concolorSub-species: Eastern Texas to Florida – P.c.coryi –IUCN: Endangered, CITES:Appendix I Northeastern US and southeastern Canada Cougar – P.c. couguar – IUCN: Endangered, CITES: Appendix I Central American Cougar – P.c. costaricensis – CITES:…

Reise

Reise

Reise Female Cougar DOB appx. 1/1/1995 Died 1/20/2019 She was 24  Rescued 9/22/13 Her name is pronounced RYE-zuh and is German for Journey and it certainly is appropriate for a cougar who was born into the pet trade in 1995 in Texas, was shipped to New York and then traveled to a rescue center in South Florida…

Sassyfrass Cougar

Sassyfrass Male Cougar DOB  1/1/1998 – 9/27/2016 Rescued  11/17/2010 Sassyfrass Cougar had been in kidney failure for a while, but was being kept comfortable with pain killers for his arthritis and lots of water and frozen blood ‘cicles to keep him hydrated.  I knew he was declining when he didn’t stalk my mother on Saturday.  She’s…

Tobi

Tobi Female Cougar DOB 3/1/91 Rescued 8/18/95 Died 10/22/15 at the old, old age of 24 She is the perfect example of why it never works out to make a pet of a wild cat.  In her case there was a husband and wife who had lots of money, larger than usual cages and who…

Sophia

Sophia

Sophia Female Cougar  DOB 1/1/91   Rescued on 1/22/09    DOD 7/24/10 “Will anyone give me $200 for this fine breeding age puma?” the auctioneer’s voice blasts over the loud speakers in the livestock barn during an animal auction in Louisiana. An animal abuser raises his number, thinking to himself, that he can mount her head and…

Sylvester

Sylvester

Sylvester   Sylvester aka Max Male South American Cougar Date of Birth: 3/1/90 – 2007 Max came to Big Cat Rescue from Hayes Paradise with his mate, Morgan. Their owner asked us to care for them while a new pen was being built. He has never returned and has moved from his previous address, leaving…