Poaching death shines light on the battle to save area’s big cats Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 20, 2011 By Sylvie Belmond In addition to threats from traffic, pesticide poisoning and urban encroachment, the small number of mountain lions occupying the 250-square-mile Santa Monica Mountains wilderness Read more…
Investigators are hoping they’ll get a tip in the case of P-15, found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains in September. Source of this Article: The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A mountain lion found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains Read more…
The 15-month-old male may have collided with a vehicle near the Getty Center. The National Park Service had outfitted the animal with a tracking device. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times One of roughly a half-dozen mountain lions living in Read more…
What follows is the contents of an email we received from the National Park Service: Summary of Public Scoping Comments Newsletter Available for Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study Thank you for taking time to send us scoping comments to help guide the Rim of the Valley Corridor Read more…
For the past two years, American flags have periodically decorated the top of Ladyface Mountain, luring hikers to reach its summit. Each one unofficially marked the highest point on Ladyface at 2,031 feet. Source of this article: Agoura Hills Patch, August 24, 2010 The most recent one was placed at Read more…
Even Formula 409 has proven ineffective at destroying the New Zealand mudsnail, an asexually reproducing invasive species that poses a threat to steelhead restoration efforts and native creatures. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2010 They’re nearly always pregnant, like the mythical tribbles of “Star Trek” Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2008. By Elaine Woo Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Jill Swift, a former teacher and hiking enthusiast whose love of the outdoors led her to play a central role in the creation of a national park in the Santa Monica Read more…
A quarter of a century after the TV comedy about the Korean War went off the air, the set is being re-created at Malibu Creek State Park. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2008. By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer You could almost hear the distinctive Read more…
Overnight stays in some mountain areas would be allowed under a tentative agreement crafted by the city and conservancy. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2007 The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the city of Malibu have reached a tentative agreement that would encourage more use Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2007. By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer Fans of the television series “M*A*S*H” would recognize this rugged terrain. In the show’s standard opening, two helicopters swooped over craggy peaks to land on a dusty plateau, where military doctors rushed to Read more…