Tag: Santa Monica Mountains

April 20, 2022

California readies for massive wildlife crossing

California plans to break ground on April 22—Earth Day—for what it’s calling the world’s largest wildlife crossing. The bridge will cross 10 lanes of Highway 101 and a feeder road...

October 28, 2021

Mountain lions become efficient during COVID-19 shutdown

The Hollywood mountain lion dubbed P-22 moved around much less than it usually did during the early months of the COVID-19 shutdown. Famous for being the most urban mountain lion...

November 21, 2019

Vehicle strikes, rodenticide cause L.A. puma deaths

Humans are the main reason for adult mountain lion deaths in a struggling population living on the fringes of California’s largest city over the last two decades. But “different age...

August 15, 2019

Crossing a California freeway, a mountain lion finds new ground

The National Park Service has documented a rare case of a mountain lion crossing a major California freeway that runs past the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s the first time a...

May 11, 2017

NPS adds two young males to mountain lion study

The Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles, where mountain lions (Puma concolor) prowl, comprise one of the only large metropolitan areas in the world inhabited by wild big cats. The...

September 16, 2016

Mountain lions face inbreeding threat in Santa Monica Mountains

A small population of mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains might be facing inbreeding problems and potential extinction in the next 50 years, according to new research. In Los...