It's estimated that in America there are at least 30,000 cougars.
The report reveals the five states with the highest numbers of mountain lions killed by trophy hunters are, in ranking order: Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
Today viable, breeding cougar populations are found in just the sixteen states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, and Florida.
The cougar's total breeding population is estimated at less than 50,000 by the IUCN, with a declining trend. U.S. state-level statistics are often more optimistic, suggesting cougar populations have rebounded.
Cougars and bobcats are most easily distinguished by their size.
Cougars are considered large cats, with bodies 5 to 6 feet in length including their long tails.
Bobcats are mid-sized cats measuring just 2 to 3.5 feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, about twice the size of a domestic cat.
The cougar is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae.
Native to the Americas, its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.
Cougars are dangerous to humans and pose a risk to those living or recreating in rural areas.
Cougars are the most elusive and least aggressive of the world's large cats.
They are afraid of people and do not recognize or seek us out as prey.
They want to avoid you and not be seen.
The cougar scream is linked to mating activities.
In female cougars, it often is believed to be an indication of the heat cycle.
Heat in cougars takes place at many points during the span of a year.
When male cougar screams, it often is due to the rivalry for the attention of females.