by paulh | Jul 11, 2013 | field notes, technology, Uncategorized
Today’s digital motion-sensing trail cameras are a remarkable invention. Just 10 years ago, I was a managing a camera trap survey of wildlife in the fragments of once-contiguous wildlife habitat that remained as new housing subdivisions developed around Seattle. We...
by veronica | Jun 12, 2013 | events and outreach, Uncategorized
Want to learn more, see our equipment, and ask questions in person? Join us for our annual Loch Lomond Puma Walk hosted by the San Lorenzo Valley Water District! This Saturday we will be leading a walk/talk at Loch Lomond Recreation Area at 10:30. Space is limited, so...
by veronica | Feb 20, 2013 | events and outreach, Uncategorized
Last week Yiwei and I got to go talk with 5th, 7th, and 1st graders at Hillbrook School in Los Gatos. We brought along some of our field equipment and a puma skin from the UCSC Natural History Collection. After the talks were over, the first graders even lined up so...
by cwilmers | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
The long awaited update to Puma Tracker has arrived! We now have 25 different pumas tracks for you to explore on the interactive map, including our most recently collared cats. Check it out here!
by veronica | Aug 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Habitat fragmentation and destruction cause big problems for far-ranging animals like pumas. There are obvious effects, like when 16M got hit by a car on Highway 17, but there are more cryptic problems as well. Here is a recent article on how roads and human...
by cwilmers | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hello out there! I’d like to introduce myself as one of your bloggers for the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Daniela Rosas is my name and I am an undergrad at UCSC Santa Cruz, majoring in Environmental Studies. This is my second quarter interning for the Santa Cruz Puma...
