by veronica | Aug 19, 2013 | puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
We’ve talked before about the dangers of crossing Highway 17, you may remember 16M, or Atlas, crossed dozens of times and was stuck and injured once. Many pumas and other animals are not as lucky and are killed. Some animals try and dart across highways, while...
by veronica | Aug 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Habitat fragmentation and destruction cause big problems for far-ranging animals like pumas. There are obvious effects, like when 16M got hit by a car on Highway 17, but there are more cryptic problems as well. Here is a recent article on how roads and human...
by cwilmers | Jul 3, 2012 | field notes, puma bios, puma ecology, santa cruz pumas
If the Santa Cruz pumas had a survivor contest, then 16M would undoubtedly be the winner. For the past two years, he’s made a dangerous living straddling both sides of Highway 17, a sinuous freeway connecting San Jose and Santa Cruz. All highways, for obvious...
