Camera-trap photo of pumas (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Camera-trap photo of pumas

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A new study adds to the evidence that apex predators like pumas play a unique role in ecosystems that is not fulfilled by smaller carnivores.

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Camera-trap photo courtesy Alex Avrin

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