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...
by yiwei | Jan 14, 2013 | field notes
Puma kills provide food for many freeloaders – I mean scavengers, including eagles! Scientists from the Craighead Beringia South and Panthera have captured some fun footage of bald eagles fighting over a meal provided by their friendly, neighborhood puma. While...
by yiwei | Dec 26, 2012 | pumas in the news
The Santa Cruz Mountains Puma Project wishes you joy during this holiday season, and we will return to blogging next year. For our last blog, we thought we’d share a story from Florida, the last home to pumas (called panthers there) in the eastern US. Recently,...
by yiwei | Dec 12, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, santa cruz pumas
Yesterday, the team recaptured 7F in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve in Los Gatos in order to replace her collar, which was about to run out of batteries. She’s one of our oldest and most successful cats, at about 9 years old, and is currently raising a one year...
by yiwei | Dec 3, 2012 | field notes
Encounter a puma in the forest? …Or a wild boar? Joggers and hikers may fear pumas, but how often do they think about wild boars when running through the woods? These animal have thrived and multiplied in California since being introduced in the 1920s. Wild...