AGUORA HILLS, Calif. — Pandemic restrictions left many indoor areas closed off and little for children and families to do without a screen. A recent study published by the society for Healthcare & Research Development found more than four hours of screen time negatively impacted how well a child slept, their attention span, how they performed in...
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Concrete. Steel. LEGO? How designers created a model of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing brick by brick
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — Drive along the 101 in Agoura Hills, and it’s clear that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is really starting to take shape. So far, Caltrans crews have poured over 6,000 tons of concrete at the site and used over 400 tons of steel. But while they were busy building the bridge...
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...
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...
CNN: How a lonely mountain lion led to the creation of the world’s largest wildlife overpass
It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion prevented from finding a mate because he’s trapped by L.A. freeways becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest wildlife overpass. But it really happened. “He was surviving in a space much, much smaller than any male mountain lion ever had...
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....
The Guardian | Celebrities and scientists mourn mountain lion P-22 at sold-out memorial
On a sunny Saturday in Los Angeles, a packed outdoor crowd of 6,000 people at the Greek Theater cried, sang and swayed together as they bid adieu to one of the city’s most treasured residents: a mountain lion known as P-22. Click here to read more.