Thread: Mountain Lion in Oklahoma?

Originally Posted by OlJim

According to Cougar, Mountain Lion, Oklahoma: The Cougar Fund the ODWC have never and have no plans to stock Cougars in Oklahoma.

Also according to Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) there are no such thing as a Black Cougar.

Urban legends

There are no black cougars bu there are black panthers

The word I heard was that the federal fish and game had stocked them, not the ODWC

Confusion exists about the term black panther on various media including internet. It is generally agreed that the name black panther is not a scientific term for a distinct species but is a common name for some big cats with black coat. Only two types of big cats are scientifically recognized as legitimate black panthers: black leopard and black jaguar.
Neather of which are indiginous to the United States.

They are big black cats around Binger OK. I personally seen one at my daughter's place 6 miles south of Binger. It crossed the road in front of me while I was leaving her place. It was the size of a mountain lion. But if they don't come in black colors, I'm not sure what it was, I just know it was a large black cat!