by paulh | May 15, 2016 | puma bios, pumas in the news, santa cruz pumas
On May 18 2015, a young male puma wandered deep into San Mateo. He was caught by California Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens and transported back into nearby open space. We met the wardens near the release site to place a collar on him. One year later, 56M is...
by paulh | Nov 1, 2015 | field notes, santa cruz pumas
Sunrise from Mt Umhunum. Fog in the Santa Clara Valley. Nighttime lights of New Almaden. My day started early today in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. I had been out since 5:30am searching for puma 26M in order to locate him for recapture. My plan was to start...
by paulh | Oct 18, 2015 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
We recaptured puma 38F last week. She’s a 4 year old female. 38F’s previous claim to fame was being the star of a great web video that was produced by San Francisco’s KQED and the eventual mother of this cute little guy… Using radio-telemetry collars, like we...
by paulh | May 19, 2015 | media, puma bios, pumas in the news
A young male puma was captured and returned safely to the wilds yesterday by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and San Mateo Police. As scientists studying pumas, we often receive questions about pumas when this happens. Usually the first questions are...
by paulh | Mar 22, 2014 | field notes, santa cruz pumas, Uncategorized
We frequently receive calls and messages from local landowners telling us about a fresh-dead deer in their yard. This is fascinating information and helpful to our research – we’ve trapped and collared several mountain lions in this way. In many cases, the...
