The Solution

Currently, very few actions are being taken to protect the Eastern Puma. Only the Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary has a program to reintroduce the Eastern Puma; most other organizations are just researching the puma.

We should save this animal because the Eastern Puma's main prey is the deer and all over the country deer are a problem on the roads due to mass overpopulation. If Eastern Puma numbers are increased, the pumas will hunt and eat the deer bringing the numbers of deer. This decrease in population of the deer will make the roads a lot safer; which will decrease the number of deaths from deer collisions and thousands of dollars in auto damage repairs. Another reason why we should save the Eastern Puma is, besides deer, it eats a lot of small rodents such as rabbits and raccoons. This would also decrease populations making these two species less of a problem for humans.

To save the Eastern Puma we would have to first put a ban on killing Eastern Pumas unless it is attacking. Second we would have to set up rehabilitation centers that have enough space to selectively breed Eastern Pumas and let the mothers naturally raise them without human interaction. The suggested space needed is 5 acres per mother puma. This is a very possible thing today in todays world. To ensure this conservation plan works all we would have to give up is at most at most 80 acres of land and there would be a slightly larger chance of an attack after the Pumas are released.