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Path of the Puma The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion

Jim Williams

“These cats are like emissaries from the raw landscapes out West, probing the rest of the nation, showing us where patches of wildness remain, and bring a fuller dimension of wildness to them. It’s as if they’re testing to find out just what folks have in mind when they say they want to preserve nat...

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The MeatEater Podcast

The author discussed his book, detailing surprising facts about the puma's history in North America, its wide distribution, and its various names across different cultures. He also shared anecdotes from his career studying pumas and their interactions with other wildlife and humans.

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I'll tell you the thing that surprised me most about that book, like the singular fact that I would have never imagined, is that you're saying in here that at the end of the last ice age...that North...

— Episode: Ep. 149: Path of the Puma

Episode: Ep. 149: Path of the Puma

The author discussed his book, detailing surprising facts about the puma's history in North America, its wide distribution, and its various names across different cultures. He also shared anecdotes from his career studying pumas and their interactions with other wildlife and humans.

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I'll tell you the thing that surprised me most about that book, like the singular fact that I would have never imagined, is that you're saying in here that at the end of the last ice age...that North America lost mountain lions?

if we ranched worms, we'd declare war on Robins

the furthest north was a cat that was found frozen in the back of an old car

That was your inspiration?

I personally think that as humans...we hold these, uh, both prey species and predators or large carnivores in very high regard.

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