Summary: Have you ever seen a mountain lion? Puma concolor has many names: puma, cougar, panther, painter, catamount and mountain lion. In Mexico it is known as "lepardo." By whatever name it is called, it is a handsome and extremely interesting member of our fauna. Mountain lions originally ranged from Canada to the southern tip of the mainland of South America, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They are found in many diverse habitats, from sea level to elevations over 13,000 feet: in swamps, deserts, forests, mountains, plains. Their range in the United States at the present time includes southern Florida and wilderness areas west of the 100th meridian – that is more or less a straight lin...
