Source of this article, the Camarillo Acorn, April 26, 2024 For the first time, drivers on the 101 Freeway are passing under parts of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills—structural elements that will support the turf-covered bridge itself where mountain lions, bobcats and other species Read more…
BB-12 was the first Santa Monica Mountains bear collared and tracked by the National Park Service. Source of this article, the Thousand Oaks Acorn, July 28, 2023 A young black bear was struck and killed while attempting to cross the Conejo Grade on the 101 Freeway Thursday night, authorities said. Read more…
A bear was killed Thursday evening while crossing the 5 Freeway near Castaic, the second such fatality in the area in a week, according to authorities. Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2023 The black bear was struck by multiple vehicles around 10:30 p.m. on the Read more…
Tracks and a GPS tracker confirmed that a rare black bear spotted in the Santa Monica Mountains made its way to the beaches in Malibu, officials said. He now seems to be headed north. Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, June 9, 2023 A black bear living in Read more…
It’s no accident that many areas of Thousand Oaks are surrounded by natural hillsides with no housing developments on top of them, like so many other parts of Southern California. One big reason is the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), a joint powers authority created in 1977 by the Read more…
Experts say collaring the wolves and tracking their movements is a critical part of rehabilitating the diminished population. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2023 Two members of California’s small but rebounding gray wolf population have been located and given tracking collars, bolstering the state’s conservation Read more…
Flooded Central Valley fields are being used to replenish groundwater Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2023 As storms have drenched Northern California, water diverted from the swollen Sacramento River has been flowing from a canal and pouring onto 200 acres of farmland. For more than Read more…
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 Land Conservancy These magnificent animals can run at speeds of 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 buried Saturday in an intimate tribal ceremony in the Santa Read more…
Channel Islands Restoration Seeking On-Site Volunteers to Field Questions About Grazing Program at San Marcos Foothills Preserve Source of this article, the Santa Barbara Independent, February 17, 2023 To restore native grassland and help prevent the spread of wildfires, 150 ewes (female sheep) and their lambs are currently grazing in Read more…