A video showing a close encounter between a hiker in Utah and a mountain lion defending her cubs went viral in 2020. The video, during which the hiker remained calm as the mountain lion followed him for several minutes, served ...
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Aug 23, 2023
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For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
Ecology
May 4, 2023
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When I was sixteen, I trekked for miles up untraversed trails in Sonoma County, California, in search of mountain lion dens and sites where cougars eat their prey. (Mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and cougars are all names ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2023
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Two new studies involving UC Santa Cruz researchers are shedding light on the challenges facing local pumas where humans are encroaching on their natural habitats.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2023
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From sports to pop culture, there are few themes more appealing than a good comeback. They happen in nature, too. Even with the Earth losing species at a historic rate, some animals have defied the trend toward extinction ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2023
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As Los Angeles prepares to celebrate the life of beloved mountain lion P-22 this weekend, mountain lion mortality maps from the University of California, Davis, show that many cougars suffer similar fates along California's ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
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The border wall snaking along the US-Mexican border was built to keep migrants out—but conservationists say the towering metal barrier also stops wildlife from moving between natural habitats.
Ecology
Oct 14, 2022
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Around 12,000 years ago, a diversity of horses and their kin (known as equids) roamed North and South America. These animals were hunted by large, mythical-sounding, now-extinct predators, such as saber-toothed cats and dire ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2022
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A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in the Santa Monica Mountains, not far from where her mother was killed in a 2018 crash, the National Park Service said.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2022
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A new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains don't make accurate assessments of where they are most likely to be killed by humans, especially when it comes to the threat of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2022
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