First Confirmation of Cougar, Puma concolor, in the Yukon

Authors

  • Thomas S. Jung Yukon Department of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6
  • Philip J. Merchant Yukon Department of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i4.192

Keywords:

Cougar, Puma concolor, Puma, Mountain Lion, Yukon

Abstract

Cougar (Puma concolor) have been reported from the Yukon as early as 1944. Despite many sightings, no indisputable, physical evidence of Cougar being present in the Yukon had been obtained. Here, we report on the first. In November 2000, a specimen was secured from near Watson Lake, in southeastern Yukon. Whether this specimen, and the numerous sighting records, are indicative of a low-density breeding population in the Yukon, or represent transients, is unknown.

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Vol. 119 No. 4 (2005)

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