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What to do if you encounter a mountain lion

The mountain lion, also known as cougar or puma (Puma concolor), is the fourth largest wild cat in the world, surpassed only by the tiger, lion, and jaguar. Source of this article: The Winter 2023 Newsletter from the Ojai Valley Read more…

By Steve, 7 days ago
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Flush with rain, California plans to replenish drought-depleted groundwater with floodwaters

Diverting the liquid assets Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2023 With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has Read more…

By Steve, 2 weeksMarch 12, 2023 ago
History

Famed mountain lion P-22 laid to rest in private tribal ceremony

Members of 4 tribes honor the beloved cougar with a burial in an undisclosed spot Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2023 P-22, the mountain lion who prowled Griffith Park for more than a decade, was Read more…

By Steve, 3 weeksMarch 7, 2023 ago
Conejo Valley

COSCA chief charged up about proliferation of e-bikes in Conejo Open Space

Most e-bikes are not allowed in open space Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 24, 2023 Driven by concerns over the potential for injury and damage to trails, the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency is trying to Read more…

By Steve, 1 monthFebruary 24, 2023 ago
Western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus. From left: nymph, adult male, adult female.
California

A gross side effect from California’s extra wet winter: More disease-carrying ticks this spring

Northwest California remains a hot spot for ticks carrying disease, and tick season could be even worse this year after the state’s extremely wet winter. In Southern California, the risk from ticks remains extremely low. Source of this article: The Read more…

By Steve, 1 month ago
Environment

Planning to visit the superbloom in Lake Elsinore? Here’s why the city won’t let you

Citing safety concerns, officials closed all trails to Walker Canyon, which played host to tens of thousands of people during a superbloom in 2019. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2023 The California golden poppies have Read more…

By Steve, 2 monthsFebruary 8, 2023 ago
California

California is turning mountain lions into roadkill faster than they can reproduce

Vehicle strikes, rat poison, inbreeding, urban encroachment and wildfire are contributing to an ‘extinction vortex’ for mountain lions. Source of this story: The Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2023 In the last eight years there have been 535 mountain lions Read more…

By Steve, 2 monthsFebruary 4, 2023 ago
Energy Use

Santa Barbara County to Get New Green Energy Technology

Compressed Air Could Be the Missing Link to Carbon-Free Electricity Source of this article: The Santa Barbara Independent, February 1, 2023 If all goes according to a new $774 million deal struck with a Canadian green energy company, most Santa Read more…

By Steve, 2 monthsFebruary 1, 2023 ago
California

‘Critically ill’ mountain lion cub rescued, being cared for at Oakland Zoo

State wildlife officials retrieved the cub, which was in poor health and appeared to be orphaned, on Monday and brought the animal to Oakland Zoo for care. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2022 Veterinary staff Read more…

By Steve, 3 monthsDecember 23, 2022 ago
Budget and Spending

Conservationists near goal of turning Orange County oil field into nature preserve

Banning Ranch is home to roughly 167 acres of marshes, mudflats, riparian scrub and coastal sage scrub that provides habitat for sensitive species Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2022 The nonprofit Trust for Public Land Read more…

By Steve, 3 monthsDecember 20, 2022 ago

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