# Pumas Might Be Making Your Drive Home Safer

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- Published: 2026-09-11T06:40:49+00:00
- Author: News Team

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edit.jpg" alt="" > In Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the wild cats’ presence corresponded
with a 67 percent drop in the probability of a deer-vehicle crash and a 76 percent
general decline in the number of wrecks throughout a five-year period, according
to a new study  [Source](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pumas-might-be-making-your-drive-home-safer-when-the-predators-are-around-deer-tend-to-avoid-roads-preventing-some-collisions-180989314/)

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