Home range sizes and overall cougar abundance depend on terrain, vegetation, and prey abundance. Research suggests a lower limit of and upper limit of of home range for males. Large male home ranges of with female ranges half that size. One female adjacent to the San Andres Mountains was found with a big range of , necessitated by poor prey abundance. Research has shown cougar abundances from 0.5 animals to as many as seven per .
Home range sizes and overall cougar abundance depend on terrain, vegetation, and prey abundance. Research suggests a lower limit of and upper limit of of home range for males. Large male home ranges of with female ranges half that size. One female adjacent to the San Andres Mountains was found with a big range of , necessitated by poor prey abundance. Research has shown cougar abundances from 05 animals to as many as seven per .