Why it Should be Protected

Pumas can survive in various environments such as mountain forests, grasslands, swamps, and seacoasts. They can also adapt to extreme temperature changes. They eat beaver, porcupine, bobcat, rabbit, raccoon, opossum and white tailed deer. If pumas aren't preying on these animals this can serve as a serious problem. Without sufficient predators such as the puma, specie overpopulation is becoming a serious problem in many eastern states. History has shown that without enough predators in an ecosystem, those species whose numbers have not been controlled may suffer starvation and become vulnerable to diseases which could threaten the entire population and ultimately destroy the ecosystem (www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org)