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The Naturalist’s Corner: How can somethingthat doesnโ€™t exist be declared extinct?

I believe it was around Jan. 22 of this year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar officially extinct. Iโ€™m surprised thereโ€™s barely been a ripple regarding the notice and the removal of the eastern cougar from the endangered species list. But I have an idea why โ€” and since Iโ€™ve invested no real sleuthing time to date, I assure you I could be wrong. I will try and lay it out in simple terms here and do a bit of that sleuthing before reporting back on Feb. 27.

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