Survey - The Future of Big Cats

[brotherbear]

I agree that the leopard, being what we call "panther-size," has a much better chance than the big lions and tigers. I feel certain that if Panthera atrox or Smilodon had survived the last Ice Age, they would have likely been exterminated during the late nineteenth century or early twentieth century by the weapons of man. However, the cougar has managed to survive regardless of the fact that he is hated by many people; especially farmers and ranchers. Reply