by yiwei | Jun 11, 2012 | field notes, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
Studying pumas in semi-populated areas presents some interesting challenges. We caught and replaced the GPS collar on 19F a couple of weeks ago in the hills above Los Gatos/Monte Sereno, and Paul Houghtaling, one of our field biologists, and Yiwei describe her story...
by yiwei | May 25, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology
On Tuesday, we went to Nisene Marks State Park in search of 23F’s new litter of kittens. After her last litter was eaten by an unknown predator before we could count the kittens, 23F quickly bred again and gave birth about three weeks ago! Using her GPS information,...
by cwilmers | Jan 28, 2012 | field notes, puma ecology, Uncategorized
This gal has still got a long way to go before she can whistle like the people of Kuskoy Turkey but still, who ever sees a mountain lion whistle? I’ve been lucky enough to hear it a few times before. But this is the first time we’ve ever captured video...
by cwilmers | Jan 21, 2012 | field notes
Although pumas are the top predators in the Santa Cruz Mountains, they aren’t the only ones. Plenty of other carnivores share the landscape with them and munch on smaller animals. Coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and even some domestic animals play a part in controlling...
