![]() Thirteen of these were larger than 10,000 km ² and so likely to ensure a puma population’s long-term genetic health. We combined published expert opinion data and a habitat suitability index in an analysis that identified 17 areas in the Upper Midwest, Ozarks, Appalachia, and New England that could potentially host puma populations in the future. In the past couple of decades, their recovery in the West has increased puma dispersal into the Midwest, with some individuals even traveling to the East Coast. ![]() ![]() Pumas ( Puma concolor ) were eliminated from most of the eastern USA a century ago.
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