by paulh | May 15, 2016 | puma bios, pumas in the news, santa cruz pumas
On May 18 2015, a young male puma wandered deep into San Mateo. He was caught by California Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens and transported back into nearby open space. We met the wardens near the release site to place a collar on him. One year later, 56M is...
by paulh | May 19, 2015 | media, puma bios, pumas in the news
A young male puma was captured and returned safely to the wilds yesterday by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and San Mateo Police. As scientists studying pumas, we often receive questions about pumas when this happens. Usually the first questions are...
by cwilmers | Jul 3, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
If the Santa Cruz pumas had a survivor contest, then 16M would undoubtedly be the winner. For the past two years, he’s made a dangerous living straddling both sides of Highway 17, a sinuous freeway connecting San Jose and Santa Cruz. All highways, for obvious...
by cwilmers | Sep 6, 2011 | media
This is a nice Crosscurrents spot by Erica Geiss about the project. My favorite part about it is that they used my toothbrush quote 😉 You’re much more likely to die from getting struck by lightning or from impaling yourself on your toothbrush than you are from a...
by scpuma | Aug 12, 2011 | featured
Habitat fragmentation is among the top threats to wildlife worldwide. Think about it. Just about everywhere you go in the world today, there are roads, houses and/or farms. For some species like coyotes, deer and raccoons, this is a great thing. But for other species...
