Source of this article: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area website, November 29, 2012 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Necropsy results from the mountain lion found dead by hikers last month in the Santa Monica Mountains were inconclusive, but did indicate rodenticide exposure. Because the carcass was partially decomposed, the actual Read more…
Carcass found in Sycamore Canyon being studied in lab Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, November 1, 2012 Scientists are still trying to figure out what killed a 1-year-old female mountain lion found last week in the upper portion of Sycamore Canyon. The animal’s cause of death will Read more…
Remote-controlled cameras first snapped P-22 in Griffith Park in February. Scientists are keeping tabs on him, and experts say he should pose no threat to humans. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2012 Smack in the middle of Los Angeles, feasting on deer and roaming the Read more…
The male cougar shot and killed by Santa Monica police on Tuesday was 3, the age that the big cats go in search of their own territory. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2012 In the end, the mountain lion was probably looking for a place Read more…
Department of Fish and Game wardens and Santa Monica police officers try to tranquilize animal first. Community expresses anger that mountain lion was killed. Source of this article: The Santa Monica Patch, May 22, 2012. A trip to the beach ended badly for a mountain lion that wandered into Santa Read more…
Ethics agency alleges Fish and Game official violated gift limit Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2012 The president of the California Fish and Game Commission broke the law when he accepted a guided cougar hunt in Idaho as a gift, the state ethics agency alleged Thursday. Read more…
Foes call for the California regulator’s ouster after his role in a legal hunt in Idaho. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 29, 2012 The head of the California Fish and Game Commission has come under attack for killing a mountain lion during a hunt in Idaho, Read more…
The corporation, which illegally killed at least 11 cats to keep them away from game wanted by high-paying trophy hunters, must pay $136,500, according to a settlement with the state fish and game agency. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2012 The Tejon Ranch has agreed Read more…
Suspension is likely to be lifted by the fall hunting season, after ranch officials investigate operations. Kern County prosecutors are weighing charges in illegal hunting of the mountain lions. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2012 Tejon Ranch announced Friday that it plans to suspend its Read more…
The 10-week-old mountain lions are discovered under a parked car and sent to a wildlife refuge in Calabasas. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2011 By Maria Hsin, Los Angeles Times Burbank animal control officers Tuesday rescued two malnourished mountain lion cubs that were hiding under Read more…