Pumas are unlikely to recolonize much of their historical range in the eastern U.S., a new study finds. It’s not a lack of habitat or food keeping out pumas, also known as cougars or mountain lions. It’s the highways:

Highways prevent pumas from reclaiming their eastern U.S. range: Study

Pumas are unlikely to recolonize much of their historical range in the eastern U.S., a new study finds. It’s not a lack of habitat or food keeping out the pumas, also known as cougars or mountain lion...

They'd probably make it in the Smokies but the re-introduction will never happen--they had so much pushback with red wolves in NC that--nope, sadly

That is so sad

I hate humans every day for thousands of reasons. This is one of them.

Highways are canceled? Electric rail tonight, queen?