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A new study found mountain lions in the L.A. area are shifting to a later schedule to avoid people, a hopeful coexistence strategy that may have downsides. L.A.'s mountain lions become more ...
Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher ...
Craig is a part of a group proposing a ballot measure to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions, as well as the fur-trapping of bobcats, called Cats Aren't Trophies. The group needs about 125,000 ...
The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most widespread in the world.
In Southern Minnesota there have been a few sightings by deer hunters; the Department of Natural Resources has verified 14 cougar sightings since 2007. [15] Connecticut. In 2011, a cougar was sighted in Greenwich, Connecticut, and later killed by an SUV in Milford after allegedly travelling 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from South Dakota. [16] Illinois
The Bay Area Puma Project is the first major study of pumas (also called mountain lions or cougars) in the south San Francisco Bay Area. [1] Launched in May 2008 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the study involves nine cats that are being tracked using GPS-accelerometer collars. This project is the first phase of a projected ten-year conservation ...
For the first time in 50 years, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has updated the standards for hunting and trapping mountains lions, marking an early step in moving the state toward more ...
Mountain lion climbing down rock. The mountain lion (Puma concolor), also called the cougar, is the largest member of the cat family living in Yellowstone. Mountain lions can weigh up to 200 pounds (~90 kg), although lions in Yellowstone are thought to range between 140 and 160 pounds (~65 and ~70 kg) for males and around 100 pounds (45 kg) for ...