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Eastern cougar, one-time feared predator in Massachusetts and elsewhere, officially acknowledged as extinct - masslive.com
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Eastern Cougar (Puma Concolor Couguar). This photograph was taken in 1986, prior to when they were officially declared extinct in 2018. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock
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Eastern Cougar cub (Puma Concolor Couguar). This photograph was taken in 1986, prior to when they were officially declared extinct in 2018. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock
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