Mountain Lions Content

Three Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Rescued in San Diego

Katherine E Kerlin — December 13, 2023 - 5:00am

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs were recently rescued by the University of California, Davis' Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The cubs—approximately 6 weeks old at the time of their rescue—were found separately following an extensive search over the span of a week.

City and Highway Lights Threaten Mountain Lion Habitats

Katherine E Kerlin — November 06, 2023 - 9:00am

Artificial light pollution at night threatens mountain lion habitat, making it a factor to consider for wildlife crossings and land use, finds ��ϲʿ��ͼ study.

Final Necropsy Findings for Beloved Mountain Lion P-22

Katherine E Kerlin — June 15, 2023 - 6:19am

The results of famed mountain lion P-22's necropsy conducted by ��ϲʿ��ͼ School of Veterinary Medicine and partners.

Humans Are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

Katherine E Kerlin — March 20, 2023 - 10:17am

Humans are the leading source of death for California mountain lions, despite hunting protections, finds a study of the state's lions from University of Nebraska, ��ϲʿ��ͼ and other California researchers.

Mountain Lion Mortality Maps Show Rough Road for Cougars

Katherine E Kerlin — February 02, 2023 - 9:00am

��ϲʿ��ͼ Road Ecology Center releases maps of mountain lion mortality in California ahead of beloved lion P-22's Celebration of Life event in Griffith Park.

Tiny Mite Triggers Domino Effect in the High Andes

Katherine E Kerlin — March 07, 2022 - 9:45am

The idea of food chains and food webs in the animal kingdom is simple: Remove a link or thread, and the system is broken. But nature is complex, and it’s not always clear how the absence of one species may impact others.

Other times, the connection is devastatingly clear.

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Annual ‘Roadkill’ Report Identifies Hot Spots and Paths Forward

Katherine E Kerlin — November 10, 2021 - 10:00am

In the past five years, collisions between wildlife and vehicles cost California at least $1 billion and potentially up to $2 billion, according to estimates in an annual report by the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis.

Roadkill Declines as COVID-19 Continues

Katherine E Kerlin — June 25, 2020 - 1:50pm

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, finds a study on three states from the University of California, Davis.

Using traffic and collision data collected from California, Idaho and Maine, the researchers found that wildlife-vehicle conflict has declined by 21 percent to 56 percent from early March to mid-April, following government stay-at-home orders.

Local Extinction of Southern California Mountain Lions Possible Within 50 Years

Katherine E Kerlin — March 20, 2019 - 11:06am

Two isolated mountain lion populations in Southern California’s Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains are at risk of local extinction, perhaps as soon as within 50 years, according to a study published in the journal Ecological Applications.

Healing Burned Paws With Fish Skin

Cody Kitaura — January 09, 2018 - 12:40pm

In the wake of massive wildfires that burned through the Sonoma and Napa areas last fall, Deana Clifford had a bad feeling.

“I feel like we’re going to get a burned animal,” said Clifford, who is a senior wildlife veterinarian with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and an assistant clinical professor at the ��ϲʿ��ͼ School of Veterinary Medicine.