Order CARNIVORA: Carnivores 



FamUy FELIDAE, Cats 



PUMA: MOUNTAIN LION 



FELIS HIPPOLESTES (Merriam) 



Felix oregonensis Rafin., Atlantic Journ., 1, 1832, p. 62. 

 Felis hippolestes Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XI 1897, 

 p. 219. ... 



Felis hippolestes olympus Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XI, 



1897, p. 220. 

 Felis hippolestes aztecus Merr., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. Ill, 



1901-, p. 592. 

 Felis aztecus browni Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVI, 1903, 



p. 73. 

 Felis concolor oregonensis Elliot, Syn. N. A. Mamm., P. C. M. 



Pub., II, 1901, p. 204. 



Description — Upper parts and sides pale fulvous brown, 

 darkest in middle of back and tail; tip of tail black; face 

 from nose to eyes grayish brown; a pale patch over each 

 eye; back of ears blackish; chin, lips (except dark patch 

 at base of whiskers) throat, breast, inner side of forelegs, 

 inguinal region, and hinder part of belly solid white ; under 

 side of tail grayish white. (Merriam type Felis hippolestes.) 



Distribution — Mountain lions are distributed over the 

 greater part of the State of Utah. In 1915 bounty was paid 

 on 50 animals killed in the following counties : Beaver, 13 

 Garfield, 2; Grand, 2; Iron, 1; Millard, 9; Salt Lake, 5 

 Sanpete, 1 ; Sevier, 1 ; Uintah, 5 ; Wasatch, 3 ; Washington, 8 

 In 1916 bounty was paid on 34 as follows : Beaver, 1 ; Gar 

 field, 3; Grand, 1; Iron, 3; Kane, 1; Piute, 3; Salt Lake, 1 

 Sevier, 1 ; Tooele, 5 ; Wasatch, 3, and Washington, 11. I have 

 seen mountain lion tracks in Emmigration canyon only a 

 few miles from Salt Lake City, and in 1917 a lion was killed 

 just west of the city about twelve miles. A. W. Jenson 

 of Provo estimates that there are 25 cougars in the Uinta 

 forest while Clinton Milne of St. George says they are nu- 

 merous and on the increase in Washington county where 

 they do much damage to deer, sheep and colts. B. E. Matts- 

 son says mountain lions are to be found on the lower ranges 

 of the Manti forest, particularly on ranges used for lambing 



