Eastern U.S. cougar declared extinct 80 years after last sighting

'Eastern cougars that once prowled North America from Michigan to South Carolina were officially declared extinct and removed from the US endangered species list, eight decades after the last confirmed sighting of the wild feline predator.' Eastern cougars that once prowled North America from Michigan to South Carolina were officially declared extinct and removed from the U.S. endangered species list on Monday, eight decades after the last confirmed sighting of the wild feline predator.

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