Where Is Cougar Country?

Cougars range from northwestern Canada to Patagonia, South America. Click on a range map to see where cougars live in Washington and California. Cougars make their dens in rocky ledges, dense thickets and under uprooted trees.

Where are cougars most commonly found?

Where do cougars live? The cougar (Puma concolor) has the largest range of any native land mammal in the western hemisphere. It occurs from Canada south to Patagonia, and is found in almost every type of habitat. That includes forests, high mountains, deserts – and even urban jungles.

Where do cougars live in the US?

Today viable, breeding cougar populations are found in just the sixteen states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, and Florida.