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FWS Removes Extinct Eastern Puma From Endangered Species List

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule. The subspecies has not been seen in the wild since 1938, and is likely extinct, FWS said. The delisting takes effect Feb. 22.

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(Federal Register 01/23/18)