In 2023, Utah lifted most restrictions on hunting mountain lions and began culling the big cats in six areas to study the ...

Researchers installed cameras in the US national park to monitor cougar density and abundance – and to see how these apex ...

Large carnivores are both clashing and coexisting in the western United States. Although wolves dominate cougars and steal their prey, cougars' shift from elk- to deer-heavy diets, paired with a ...

A new study documents the complex interactions between cougars and gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park and finds their ...

A new study shows how wolves steal kills from cougars in Yellowstone, driving an uneven feeding rivalry and changing cougar ...

Hunters in Utah might soon have the option to catch more cougars. On Thursday, the Utah Wildlife Board will decide whether to authorize an additional 72 cougar-hunting permits for the upcoming season ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although mountain lions are notoriously difficult to count, the Utah DWR says their populations are stable. Wildlife managers in ...

The emotional, divisive conflict over the length of the mountain-lion-hunting season is clearly not over, two years after a unanimous Arizona Game and Fish Commission vote to cut it from year-round to ...

In a bold move to tackle rising cougar populations and protect both livestock and wildlife, Utah has opened the door to year-round cougar hunting. Governor Spencer Cox recently signed House Bill 469 ...

The Fish and Game Commission is weighing dozens of changes to big game hunting rules across the state, affecting everything from deer and elk hunts to wolf and bear hunts. A handful of alterations to ...

Cougar numbers have increased since 1994 when Oregon voters approved a law prohibiting sport hunters from using dogs to track cougars — widely considered the most effective way to kill the big cats.