Search results for Lions

Plants & Animals Jul 10, 2024

Lion with nine lives breaks record with longest swim in predator-infested waters

A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-infested African river has been documented in a study co-led by Griffith University and Northern Arizona University.

Ecology Jul 9, 2024

A wildlife crossing is proposed for Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains

People view highways as a way to move from Point A to Point B, but to the animals that inhabit either side of a busy roadway, the lanes are a potentially deadly barrier.

Ecology Jul 8, 2024

Animal crossing: Highway bridge aims to save California's cougars

Hollywood stars aren't the only celebrities who live in the hills around Los Angeles—Southern California's mountain lions also make their homes there and are sometimes almost as famous.

Ecology Jun 25, 2024

Amid increasing mountain lion sightings, California county turns to Facebook to share info

Authorities—concerned about an increasing number of mountain lion encounters including one earlier this year that killed a man and severely injured his brother—are asking residents of one California county to turn to Facebook ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jun 24, 2024

Earliest evidence of cave lions in southern Europe discovered

Cave lions lived in what is now Italy around 660,000 to 610,000 years ago. This is confirmed by a metatarsal bone from the Notarchirico site near Venosa in the Basilicata region, which was discovered during a re-examination ...

Plants & Animals Jun 19, 2024

Roadkill a 'preventable natural disaster,' report finds

More than 48,000 deer, thousands of Pacific newts, close to 100 mountain lions and many thousands of other animals are killed each year by vehicles on California roads, according to the 2024 "roadkill report" from the University ...

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

Mountain lion found dead on 101, near partially built wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills

A mountain lion was found dead Saturday morning on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, not far from a wildlife crossing being built to reduce the number of cougar fatalities.

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

When should a cattle-killing wolf be put down? Colorado wildlife officials punt question to new advisory group

Colorado ranchers are urging state wildlife officials to define what constitutes a wolf that chronically hunts livestock and to kill or remove a wolf that has killed several cattle in Grand County.

Ecology Jun 13, 2024

P-22 lived an epic and tragic life in Griffith Park: Would a new mountain lion fare any better?

A sleek mountain lion filmed from behind the wheel of a Tesla on the edge of Griffith Park last month triggered a collective double take in Los Angeles.

Environment Jun 7, 2024

Debris hotspot map can predict dangers for threatened marine life in Australia

A new study has identified the most likely cause of ocean rubbish hotspots in Australia and the risk to four endangered species—green sea turtles, dugongs, Australian sea lions and flesh-footed shearwaters.

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