by paulh | Jun 10, 2013 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
Here is an update on lion 39M, the young male that turned up in downtown Santa Cruz last month. In short, he appears to be doing well, as interpreted from GPS locations and examination of a few sites where he’s killed and eaten prey. GPS locations indicate that 39M...
by paulh | Apr 16, 2013 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas
We recently recaptured puma 29F. The batteries on her collar were many weeks beyond the estimated date it’d run out of power. Typically, we recapture and replace the collar on a puma with a safer margin of battery power, but apprehending 29F was a real challenge....
by paulh | Jan 29, 2013 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas
I received a message from a friend a couple of days ago with curious news: a friend of his had found a puma skeleton and tracking collar near Wilder Ranch State Park, and did I want the collar? “Yes, of course” I replied, suspecting that the remains must be those of...
