Texas
At a Glance
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
(800) 792-1112
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Governor: Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428
Texas Legislature Website
There is currently an open season on cougars in Texas. Texas Parks & Wildlife do not have population estimates and rely on sighting, whether verified and unverified. The state claims that the population of cougars in Texas is steadily increasing, despite the loss of habitat and fragmentation that is occurring throughout the state.
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Long-term effective population size for cougars in Texas was estimated to be 5,607 animals using ecological niche modeling to estimate distribution.
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