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The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg (15 and 34 lb) on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.
From mountain lions to feral cats and palm trees to live-forevers, Craig Stanford's "Unnatural Habitat" considers Southern California's native and exotic flora and fauna.
Los Angeles pocket mouse, P. l. brevinasus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Jacumba pocket mouse, P. l. internationalis (CDFW special concern; endemic) Pacific pocket mouse, P. l. pacificus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus; The salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) is endemic to California
The coastal sage ecoregion is notable for having the highest number of native bees in the United States, although much of the ecoregion is now urbanized. [8] The California montane chaparral and woodlands include the Transverse Ranges north of Los Angeles as well as the Santa Lucia Range on the Central Coast. [9]
In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is split between 13 legislative districts. [58] In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts. [59] On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County was almost evenly split over Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex ...
Historian and author Benjamin Madley observes that between 1845 and 1870, California’s Native American population “plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. By 1880 census takers recorded just ...
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Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk in 2009 A representation of a Pomo dancer, painting by Grace Hudson. Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after European colonization.