Improved Liberty Canyon underpass will help cougar survival Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, December 4, 2014 The big cats living in the local mountains will have more room to roam now that the initial funding for a more than $1-million freeway underpass in Agoura Hills has been Read more…
Fundraising for new corridor in Agoura Hills begins in earnest Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 25, 2014 Trying to give mountain lions more room to roam in the Santa Monica Mountains while bolstering their dwindling population, the National Wildlife Federation and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund Read more…
Evidence of rat poison is found in a sickly puma whose territory includes Griffith Park. Researchers suspect a link between poisons and mange. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2014 The mountain lion known as P-22 looked majestic just a few months ago, in a trail-camera Read more…
Liberty Canyon Road under the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is one of the only places left in the area where mountain lions and other animals can move in and out of the Santa Monica Mountains. Source of this article: The Acorn, March 6, 2014 But the roadway can be Read more…
Inbreeding and deadly encounters with vehicles highlight the need for a wildlife passageway across the 101 Freeway, scientists say. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2014 From an urban puma’s perspective, the news of late from greater Los Angeles has been mixed. On the positive front, Read more…
The cougar’s death renews calls for a tunnel for wildlife to pass under the busy freeway. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2013 A mountain lion killed last month by a motorist on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills was a visitor from the north that Read more…
The mountain lion — known as P-22 — living in Griffith Park is giving scientists insight into the behavior of an urban puma on the prowl. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2013. For more than a year and a half, the solitary mountain lion known Read more…
All proceeds go towards mountain lion study. The deadline to RSVP is May 12. Source of this article: The AgouraHillsPatch, May 3, 2013 The Santa Monica Mountains Fund, official fundraising partner of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, will host a fundraiser to support mountain lion research at King Gillette Read more…
Many people use anticoagulant poisons to kill rodents and other unwanted creatures that come into their yards or homes in search of food and shelter. But they shouldn’t be so quick to act, says Julie Newsome, a Westlake Village resident, wildlife advocate and volunteer with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund. Read more…
National Park Service biologists recently captured the 300th bobcat as part of a long-running bobcat study. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 7, 2013 Started in 1996, the study examines the behavior, ecology and conservation of bobcats, in particular how urbanization has affected the bobcat population in Read more…