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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
