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Cougars make a comeback after a century of decline [1]

The American mountain lion or cougar is now re-populating parts of the US, scientists say.

Their numbers had plummeted in the last 100 years because of hunting and a lack of prey.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2012
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
United States Of America (US) [3], Wildlife [4], Lion [5], Hunting [6], Endangered Species [7]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
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