New Mexico approves ban on cougar trapping
The New Mexico State Game Commission has approved a ban on cougar (Puma concolor) trapping. The changes are for the 2020-2024 seasons and will be revisited in four ...
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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. ...
Mountain lions select specific spots to hunt primary prey
When pumas are going after their primary prey of black-tailed deer, they change the types of landscape they use, according to new research. The discovery could be ...
Development is dividing California’s puma populations
Habitat fragmentation is splintering California’s mountain lion (Puma concolor) populations, researchers found. As urbanization between Los Angeles and San Diego ...
Last caribou in continental U.S. sent to Canada
Idaho and Washington’s forests are home to only six remaining caribou (Rangifer tarandus), but soon they will have none at all. That’s because the caribou will ...
What puts detection dogs on the wrong scent?
Detection dogs are becoming more prevalent as a technique for wildlife biologists. Their noses sniff out scat that can provide clues to wildlife presence and ...
WSB: Structured decision making helps set cougar harvest
As any wildlife manager can attest, managing species can be difficult when it involves groups of people who come to the table with conflicting interests. But tools ...
Despite their bad rap, predators do a lot to help humans
Predators aren’t usually humans’ best friends. Their tendencies to consume livestock, pets and us have a lot to do with that. But do they deserve their bad rap? ...
WSB study: Citizen scientists dart cougars for population study
Hunters armed with biopsy darts may be the key to assessing cougar populations, according to a new study. Cougars (Puma concolor) live solitary lives in widely ...
Using cougars to save lives
There could be a simple answer for how to reduce deer-vehicle collisions in the eastern U.S., according to a study by TWS member Laura Prugh that was featured in ...