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 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...
by yiwei | Nov 16, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology
Two of our collared lions were caught on Max Allen’s camera this August associating with each other. And when a male and female lion “associate”, you know what that means… kittens! Maybe. Female lions have about a 3 month gestation period, so...
by yiwei | Oct 31, 2012 | field notes
Happy Halloween! The puma project has dozens of trail cameras scattered throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains. Sometimes, the cameras record some really nice footage of other species that call the Bay Area home. It’s a great reminder that pumas and humans share...
