by yiwei | Oct 4, 2012 | field notes, technology
About a year ago, we got this cool new cell-phone game camera – the ScoutGuard SG550M. A cell-phone game camera is one that texts and emails you when it takes a picture, at least theoretically. Well, we had some issues with it and it laid around gathering dust...
by yiwei | Jul 26, 2012 | media, pumas in the news, technology
Apple’s launch of Mountain Lion OS is a great time to draw attention to the real animals roaming above the hills of Cupertino. Check out UCSC’s news release on the SC Puma Project’s recent findings.
by yiwei | Jul 19, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology, technology
I know a lot of you enjoyed the photos of 23F’s kittens. Since we visited them, 23F has moved her kittens to several different hiding places (as a good mother should) to keep them safe. However, before we took off, we left a trail camera there to see if we could...
by yiwei | Jun 26, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, technology
Most animals are really difficult to observe since they generally run away when humans approach. One way we get around that is by using motion detecting cameras. These cameras allow animals to take their own self portraits by triggering the shutter as they walk in...
by cwilmers | Sep 6, 2011 | media, technology
Here’s a recent New York Times article about the work Terrie is doing to calibrate our new collars on captive mountain lions in Colorado. They said it couldn’t be done, but sure enough these lions are walking on a treadmill! We’ll eventually be...
