How many cougars are in Yosemite?

The lab results for 2019 revealed that 35 individual mountain lions were detected in Yosemite: 14 females, 10 males, and 11 cougar samples without individual or sex identified. As a national park with extensive wilderness, Yosemite enjoys the highest protection possible under federal law.



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These large individuals of the Mountain Coyote are the present day wolves of the Yosemite region. No true wolf is known to have occurred anywhere in middle California since about 1870.

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If visitors spot a bear while in the park, it is a black bear-not a brown or grizzly bear. The last known grizzly bear was shot outside the Yosemite region in the early 1920s; the species no longer exists in California despite its presence on the California state flag.

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Because of this, they estimate that there are 30-45 cougars living in Yellowstone at any given time, across a number of ages and genders. It is especially interesting to note that the longer a cougar lives in Yellowstone, the more authority it has within the species.

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As of February 22, 2010, a federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in this park.

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