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Crazyhorseconsulting
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More due to "politics" than anything else.

I remember not too long ago where they had all sorts of subspecies for some critters before DNA mapping got to the place where it is now. White-tailed deer are prime examples.

Yet what they are finding is that all these subspecies sport near identical DNA profiles that say a big cougar in MT is no different than a small cougar in TX.

In reality, that is also true of the FL panther; except for a location that is quite isolated from all the others. So about 50 years ago when the numbers dropped way down, they decided to "conserve" and protect it.

That's where the political aspects creep in. Of course, it's been considered endangered for decades now and will likely always will be, especially since they have been able to increase the overall population.

However, if some biologist declares the basic DNA of the Florida version is no different than every other lion in north America, the only reason to have it listed as an endangered subspecies is location.

Don't look for anything to change soon in that regard. So don't start planning a hunt just yet.


And that sums the situation up as good as it can be done!

Genetics are the same across the board but when a particular population becomes isolated to a particular geographic area, it is easy to get that population declared endangered, NOT because they are being hunted, but because there is no introduction of "New Blood" because of the Isolation.


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Posts: 31014 | Location: Olney, Texas | Registered: 27 March 2006Reply With Quote
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A desert Lion will travel about 125 to 150 miles every 3 days in a circle, and meet a number of cuties of his age, Northwest Lions can probably interbreed to one degree or another as they stay closer to home base..

I don't recall off hand what the proven theory is called, but all species of wild animals and to a lesser degree domestic cattle and horses grown larger the further North you go..As to the DNA, I have no clue but I know the only difference in Lions is size and lenth of hair, as far as I can tell.


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Crazyhorseconsulting
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As to the DNA, I have no clue but I know the only difference in Lions is size and lenth of hair, as far as I can tell.


Basically that is it. Geographical variation in regards to size hair/feather color do occur and in the past well intentioned individuals would claim to have found/discovered a new species or subspecies, but with the advances in the sciences especially in determining the DNA/Genetic codes of species, a lot of the animals/birds that had been considered a separate species were proven to be simply a geographic variation of a species.

With some game species, such as Whitetail Deer, the various Record Keeping organization do have divisions for subspecies such as Coues deer.


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