P-22, Beloved L.A. Mountain Lion, Passes Away
P-22, the mountain lion (Puma concolor) who served as an ambassador for urban wildlife, was euthanized by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on December 17, 2022.
Tag: pumas
Mountain Lions vs. Housing: Great Editorial
This fantastic editorial first appeared in the LA Times on July 6, 2019. It discusses the conflict between two crucial needs for southern California: increased housing and mountain lion (Puma concolor) conservation.
Could Mountain Lion Hunting Harm Mule Deer?
Last week, Drs. Mark Elbroch and Howard Quigley announced a “provocative” new paper (Elbroch, 2019). In it, they concluded that high levels of mountain lion (Puma concolor) hunting might harm…
Cougars as Ecosystem Engineers: Great Interview
A review of an interview with two biologists who found that the large pieces of meat left behind by pumas benefits an astonishing variety of species.
Mountain Lions are Expanding their Range Eastwards
Many months ago, I wrote a post about the remarkable journey of the Connecticut Cat: a mountain lion (Puma concolor; cougar; puma), that traveled over 2,700 km from the Black…
Studying Surplus Killing by Pumas
Introduction One of the challenges to conserving big cats, and indeed many animals, is human-wildlife conflict. This is a complex phenomenon that can involve many different social, economic, and other…
Puma-Livestock Conflicts in Central Argentina
One of the most noteworthy facts about pumas (Puma concolor, mountain lions, cougars) is that their range extends from Canada to Argentina (Nielsen, Thompson, Kelly, & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2015). Unfortunately, I…
New Study Proposes Simple Move to Protect Mountain Lion Kittens
I recently came across an excellent story from National Geographic. It is an article covering a new study that was just released by Panthera’s Puma Program. The study involved close…
The Jaguar 