By now you’re no doubt familiar with the life story of P-22, the Hollywood mountain lion who’s made a home...
Michael T Smiley
wildlife activists need $60 million - by Louis Sahagun
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We are in our third phase of fundraising for the wildlife crossing and are working towards reaching our $10M goal by December 2018. This phase is a critical part of the project and where you can make a real difference! It allows for the final design and engineering to be completed. Then we will move into the fourth, and final phase, construction.
Newly released design concept of wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon: October 2018.
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THE CAUSE
THE WILDLIFE CROSSING
We all know LA traffic is a nightmare, but not only for humans. Our traffic is killing precious wildlife. Mountain lions living near Los Angeles are facing extinction and being killed attempting to cross the freeways. The National Park Service (NPS) reports that since 2002, they have studied over 60 mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains area and have found one main issue: their homes have been cut off. Busy Freeways and urban development throughout Los Angeles has created a population of lions with the lowest genetic diversity measured anywhere in the entire U.S. outside of Florida panthers. These roads have killed 17 lions since the study began.
The only thing that can save these big cats is the ability to move between regions. With multiple large freeways surronding the lions, the National Wildlife Federation partnered with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund and large community of supporters to create the #SaveLACougars campaign. This campaign focuses on building something really cool: a wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway at Liberty Canyon, for animals to use and safely cross above 10 lanes of LA traffic. With your help, we’re going to re-connect a precious ecosystem.
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The #SaveLACougars campaign kicked off in 2014 with the goal of saving and protecting the mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more about our efforts and the team fighting to save these cats from extinction.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
We all know LA traffic is a nightmare, but not only for humans. Our traffic is killing precious wildlife. Join the National Wildlife Federation and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund to protect our Angelino cougars.
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4 months 2 weeks ago
Wow--I just reached 10,000 fans today on my page! Feeling the cougar love. That all you people care about protecting me and my mountain lion relatives across the LA area makes crossing both those freeways worth it. Don't stop believin' friends!
4 months 2 weeks ago
I miss my nemesis P-41 as I refuse to even entertain the legitimacy of a rival named Adonis. But those lucky Verdugo males never lack for dates. If I had just crossed the 134 and hoofed it through Burbank instead of stopping in Griffith Park all those years ago, I would have had my own harem.
New mountain lion seen in Verdugo Mountains after death of P-41 hints at viable corridors
latimes.com
“He’s definitely young. The way he moves, his musculature, his coat, he doesn’t have any scars — he’s just perfect, which is why we call him Adonis.” —wildlife photographer Johanna Turner
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4 months 2 weeks ago
It’s true we would have probably done battle had P-55 ventured into Griffith Park. But he was a respectful youngster who showed some gumption in crossing the 101 twice and didn’t deserve an early death. RIP, cougar bro.
P-55, First Known Mountain Lion to Cross 101 Freeway Twice, Found Dead
ktla.com
The decomposed remains of P-55, the first known mountain lion to successfully navigate across the 101 Freeway twice, were recently discovered by a biologist, officials with National Park Service announced Wednesday. It was not immediately clear when the approximately 3-year-old cougar died because h...
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