by veronica | May 6, 2014 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas
Last night we caught a new uncollared male, 48M. We were expecting to catch a juvenile that we had seen on the camera traps earlier, but caught a 112 pound adult male instead! He was a very polite cat — he went into the trap around 9pm last night, much earlier...
by veronica | Mar 14, 2014 | events and outreach, media, pumas in the news
For those of you who missed Chris’s sellout talk at the Rio, here is a great writeup about it in the Sentinel. Chris gave an exciting talk about our work so far with over 600 people filling the auditorium! We’d like to thank the Land Trust of Santa Cruz...
by veronica | Feb 9, 2014 | puma ecology, pumas in the news, santa cruz pumas
…Well, maybe why isn’t as important as how. Thanks to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, the pumas of the Santa Cruz Mountains are on their way to having a safe way to cross Highway 17! Read more about it in their press release! We’ve talked...
by veronica | Jan 17, 2014 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas, Uncategorized
In early October, we told you about catching 41M and how his sibling climbed up on top of the cage and taunted him through the bars. Last night we saw that 41M’s brother didn’t learn from 41M’s experience… In this video, we see 41M (with his...
by veronica | Nov 26, 2013 | pumas in the news, technology
National Geographic published a fantastic feature on urban pumas in their December issue. The article includes an interactive map of pumas around Los Angeles, as well as a stunning photo of an adult male puma walking through the hills of Griffith Park –...
