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Cougars, also known as mountain lions, have reportedly been spotted in the Adirondack Mountains recently.
Cougars, long considered extinct in the Northeast, may be prowling around the beautiful backcountry of upstate New York.
The regal but dangerous big cats, also known as mountain lions, have reportedly been spotted in the Adirondacks recently, prompting members of an environmental group known as Protect the Adirondacks to create a database to track sightings.
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The big cats abound out West, but were long ago wiped out in the eastern part of the country, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nevertheless, there have been numerous sightings of cougars in the rugged Adirondacks.
Naturalist Peter O’Shea has reported several hundred sightings in the Adirondack mountains since the early 1990s, fueling a belief that the cats could be recolonizing the area.
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