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One woman’s bold plan to keep Calif.’s cougars from being killed
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One woman’s bold plan to keep Calif.’s cougars from being killed

In the early morning hours of July 18, 2022, 2-year-old mountain lion P-89 ventured out on a nearly impossible journey: crossing the 10 lanes of the busy 101 freeway. P-89 attempted this journey between the DeSoto Avenue and Winnetka Avenue exits in Woodland Hills, a suburban area near Los Angeles with homes and businesses bordering...

March 13, 2024January 10, 2025by
Wildlife Crossing Experts and Conservation Leaders from California, Texas, and Florida Unite in Bipartisan Effort to Advance Wildlife Connectivity
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Wildlife Crossing Experts and Conservation Leaders from California, Texas, and Florida Unite in Bipartisan Effort to Advance Wildlife Connectivity

Contact: Nadia Gonzalez, Puente Strategies at nadia@puentestrategies.com GETTY PHOTOS and candid moments from the diverse group of advocates that came together can be downloaded, HERE.   Los Angeles – In a monumental bipartisan effort, representatives from nonprofit organizations and the transportation and natural resources agencies from California, Texas, and Florida came together on Friday, February...

February 15, 2024January 10, 2025by
New Yorker: Requiem for a Great Cat
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New Yorker: Requiem for a Great Cat

The citizens of Los Angeles have not forgotten about P-22, the furtively majestic mountain lion of Griffith Park, who died a week before Christmas, at the age of about twelve. A handsome beast with amber eyes and a white muzzle, P-22 was probably born in the Santa Monica Mountains, the coastal range west of L.A....

April 3, 2023January 10, 2025by