4 days, 3 pumas!
The puma project has been on a puma catching spree this last week: we caught 3 different animals in 4 days! Starting Monday last week, we set out 6 road kill deer in two large properties to see what pumas we might attract. Our streak began Wednesday with the capture...
Our family grows by one: welcome 42M!
On Wednesday night, we captured our newest puma in the Cemex Redwoods using a cage trap. We have had pretty great success with cage traps recently - catching a puma on 3 out of 4 attempts. We weren't sure if 42M was going to return to the cage because in the previous...
Wired Magazine on the Puma Project
Check out the great piece in Wired Magazine about the videos we got of 41M and his sibling.
Welcome 41M, Goodbye 27M
Weighing in at 84 pounds, and around 14 months old, last week we welcomed 41M to the study. In this video, you can see 41M walk into the trap while his sibling looks on. The door closes behind him, distracting him for a moment, but then he returns to chowing down on...
A Fun Night of Talks
We had a fun night at the MAH on Friday! There were some great speakers, and a very large, enthusiastic crowd! Read more about the evening on the Hilltromper Santa Cruz blog!
Kqed video feature on Puma project!
Science on the SPOT: Chasing Pumas
Great NPR video documentary on our mountain lion – habitat fragmentation study. You can read the full article here: https://www.kqed.org/science/8537/science-on-the-spot-chasing-pumas
PechaKucha
Join us tomorrow night for a series of talks at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. This free event will explore the theme "Found in Santa Cruz." There will be 9 speakers presenting 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide, including a short talk...
A very intimate glimpse into a puma family
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. Enjoy!
40F: Study enters a new phase
Since the Santa Cruz puma study started in 2008 our research has focused on adult pumas. Sure, we've taken cute photos of kittens to post on our blog (because those blue-eyed, dark-spotted, shaky-kneed kittens are just about the cutest things on 4 legs!), but from a...
