A bear taking the scenic route around Southern California may help researchers learn how wild animals cross freeways to get from one habitat to the next—and how they might be kept out of your backyard.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2024
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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 9, 2024
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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
Jul 8, 2024
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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 ...
Ecology
Jun 25, 2024
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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 ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2024
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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
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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.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2024
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While Peggy McClintick and wife Sally Tuchman slept, an unexpected visitor prowled in their Agoura Hills yard.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2024
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UCLA biologists have some good news and some bad news for lovers of urban wildlife in Los Angeles. The good news? Unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper the city. The bad news? It will be a challenge to elevate the level ...
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May 29, 2024
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Two orphaned Black bears have been released back into the wild, ending their nearly year-long rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center, according to officials.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2024
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