by yiwei | Oct 23, 2013 | field notes, puma bios
The puma project has been on a puma catching spree this last week: we caught 3 different animals in 4 days! Starting Monday last week, we set out 6 road kill deer in two large properties to see what pumas we might attract. Our streak began Wednesday with the capture...
by yiwei | Oct 18, 2013 | field notes, puma bios
On Wednesday night, we captured our newest puma in the Cemex Redwoods using a cage trap. We have had pretty great success with cage traps recently – catching a puma on 3 out of 4 attempts. We weren’t sure if 42M was going to return to the cage because in...
by yiwei | Sep 19, 2013 | events and outreach, media
We had a fun night at the MAH on Friday! There were some great speakers, and a very large, enthusiastic crowd! Read more about the evening on the Hilltromper Santa Cruz blog!
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....