by Louis Sahagun of the LA Times As 101 Freeway traffic streaked past, a dozen conservationists and fundraisers gathered this...
Valerie Berman
wildlife activists need $60 million - by Louis Sahagun
To build a bridge for mountain lions,
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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 June 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.
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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.
Prefer to donate by check? Make your check out to National Wildlife Federation with #SaveLACougars in the memo line. Mail your check to Beth Pratt, NWF, PO Box 64, Midpines, CA 95345. Thank you!
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Great to meet fans at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Come say hello at booth #138. I’ll be here until 5 pm. Corgis like Charlie and Ruxin welcome but no coyotes.
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Come say hello at booth #138 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Bring some venison treats.
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And the winner of #MountainLionMadness is....
P-19!
You crowned her the champion in my inaugural Mountain Lion Madness. This super-mom beat out her own daughter, P-33, in the final round to win. Approaching her 8th birthday, P-19 has been tracked for the past 8 years and has given birth to three litters which include, P-23, P-24, P-32, P-33, P-34, P-46, and P-47. Nicknamed "The Selfie Cat," she also seems to like to pose for the trail camera as evident from her beautiful photos. Even I have to admit that she is a pretty cool cat. Too bad the freeways separate us or she could be my baby mama anytime!
We hope you had fun following the voting as my mighty cougar peeps from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area took on the cool cats of the Santa Cruz Puma Project.
And a big congrats to Kristin E! She correctly guessed that P-19 would win and cast her vote before the deadline. Kristin, my human folks will be messaging you to find out where they can send your Mountain Lion prize pack!
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