![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 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](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/02/50/18/57/1000_F_250185714_2Y5snWgYZUbgrKTO7opn8dF42WtSFQR7.jpg)
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
![Eastern cougar, one-time feared predator in Massachusetts and elsewhere, officially acknowledged as extinct - masslive.com Eastern cougar, one-time feared predator in Massachusetts and elsewhere, officially acknowledged as extinct - masslive.com](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/TC65Tg13gb3MyzBjhmpDFkrVSSc=/500x0/smart/advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.masslive.com/home/mass-media/width2048/img/breakingnews/photo/2018/01/29/403694296-630a0c089d-ojpg-00f085ed0386e849.jpg)
Eastern cougar, one-time feared predator in Massachusetts and elsewhere, officially acknowledged as extinct - masslive.com
![Eastern Cougars finally declared extinct - 80 years after last person actually saw one - Mirror Online Eastern Cougars finally declared extinct - 80 years after last person actually saw one - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11902781.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/PAY-Male-cougar.jpg)
Eastern Cougars finally declared extinct - 80 years after last person actually saw one - Mirror Online
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National Post on Twitter: "Eastern puma declared extinct in United States, 80 years after the last confirmed sighting https://t.co/fGaiEaNA7Y https://t.co/p7kPL4Vgwa" / Twitter
![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 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](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/02/50/18/58/1000_F_250185814_tOuccN4sQntRRAui1z9kD2nYZvlWjHbT.jpg)
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
![Eastern puma declared extinct in United States, 80 years after the last confirmed sighting | National Post Eastern puma declared extinct in United States, 80 years after the last confirmed sighting | National Post](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nationalpost/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1123_attic_cougar.jpg)