by yiwei | Aug 22, 2014 | field notes, santa cruz pumas, technology
Every month, one of our biologists goes up in a plane to try to locate all of our study animals and download the GPS information from their collars. Flying is the most efficient way to download the GPS data because we can cover much more ground than driving. We are...
by jsmith | Aug 18, 2014 | media, pumas in the news, santa cruz pumas, technology, video
The Santa Cruz Puma Project was featured on this week’s Science Nation video from the National Science Foundation, entitled, “Bio-logging collar reveals unprecedented detail about California mountain lions”. This video shows three very important...
by veronica | Nov 26, 2013 | pumas in the news, technology
National Geographic published a fantastic feature on urban pumas in their December issue. The article includes an interactive map of pumas around Los Angeles, as well as a stunning photo of an adult male puma walking through the hills of Griffith Park –...
by yiwei | Aug 28, 2013 | field notes, technology
We were recently alerted to this new video from user CougarMagic on Youtube. The video depicts a mom walking with her two kittens who just stops to let them nurse in front of a camera trap. This is an amazing and very rare glimpse into the family life of pumas....
by yiwei | Aug 12, 2013 | media, pumas in the news, santa cruz pumas, technology
The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a profile on Chris and our project! Check it out here. Also, that bobble-headed deer featured in the article has a name, and it’s Harry.
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...
