Apparently no one cares that over 40 years of labor intensive and expensive management to recover this species from its low of just over 200 animals to today’s modern high of 950-plus is in jeopardy.
A hiker was hospitalized Monday after he encountered two bears and one of the animals attacked him in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains near Sierra Madre, authorities said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bear-attack-sierra-madre-hiker-20161010-snap-story.html
On Sat., Oct. 22 Urban Wildlife Week will culminate in Griffith Park with a celebration of Los Angeles’ celebrity mountain lion, P-22, who currently resides in the Park.
More than 70 lagomorph scientists from 23 countries recently converged on the town of Turlock, in the middle of California’s Great Central Valley, for the 5th World Lagomorph Conference at the campus of California State University, Stanislaus.
https://www.fws.gov/cno/newsroom/highlights/2016/Lagomorphs/
This week, the most prominent local mammal wearing a radio tracking collar isn't P-22, Southern California's most famous mountain lion, it's Beth Pratt-Bergstrom.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/10/20/65685/can-following-a-famous-cougar-s-journey-help-save/
Joshua Hanthorn, program associate with Defenders of Wildlife in California noted that plastic debris is responsible for the deaths of nearly 100,000 marine mammals each year, as well as birds and fish.
Today’s youth are passionate about making an impact and positively changing their world and technological tools can allow students of any age to do just that. As an educator, my job is to find resources, develop learning experiences and provide opportunities that allow my students to identify a problem and become part of the solution.
https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/2016/10/25/empowering-the-next-generation-of-citizen-scientists/
But the second most frequent cause of death for mountain lions in Los Angeles is cars. And that's not just true for mountain lions. Just about every species, both native and introduced, that calls California home turns up as roadkill from time to time.
https://www.kcet.org/redefine/finding-californias-worst-highways-for-wildlife
California has 25 species of bats that eat tons of insects each night in Sacramento County alone. Some bats are migratory and just pass through California to warmer climates in winter. Others stick around all year and hibernate in old barns, under bridges, and in caves and mines.
Perched among the branches and needles of California's redwood forests are nestled wayfaring hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus). A migratory species capable of traveling hundreds of miles, hoary bats may wander throughout western North America before settling into California's north coast . . . to sleep.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161025220312.htm
