by rking | Nov 21, 2019 | featured, field notes, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas, video
Back in late August we got a call from a landowner in Scottsvalley about a deer that had been killed by a puma on her property. The puma had caught the deer on a long driveway leading up to residences at a little after dusk. The driveway had fences to either side with...
by jsmith | Jul 29, 2014 | puma bios, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas, Uncategorized
The following guest post was written by Puma Project field technician Sean McCain: Today’s goal was to make a final attempt to access 19F’s den site and collar her two five-week-old kittens so we could monitor them into adulthood. This would be our final attempt...
by yiwei | Aug 28, 2013 | field notes, technology
We were recently alerted to this new video from user CougarMagic on Youtube. The video depicts a mom walking with her two kittens who just stops to let them nurse in front of a camera trap. This is an amazing and very rare glimpse into the family life of pumas....
by paulh | Aug 22, 2013 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas, Uncategorized
Since the Santa Cruz puma study started in 2008 our research has focused on adult pumas. Sure, we’ve taken cute photos of kittens to post on our blog (because those blue-eyed, dark-spotted, shaky-kneed kittens are just about the cutest things on 4 legs!), but...
by yiwei | Jan 22, 2013 | field notes, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
In the past two weeks, we have been setting out deer baits throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains in hopes of collaring 1-2 new pumas and re-catching a couple of collared individuals. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of our biologists and hound dogs, the pumas all...
