The large-scale concrete beams that will support the conservation structure’s span across the 101 freeway in the Los Angeles area, are scheduled to be installed starting on the Week of April 15th. A public service announcement about the process can be downloaded HERE. Renderings of the crossing, drone footage over the construction site and various...
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These hikes are helping kids, tweens enjoy the outdoors
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...
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...
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.
The Wall Street Journal | Los Angeles Gives Star Treatment to P-22, the ‘Brad Pitt’ of Mountain Lions
LOS ANGELES—This valley is filled with celebrities, both gorgeous and aloof. The December death of one famous resident, who was a little bit of both, has provoked an unusually unrelenting outpouring of admiration. Click Here To Read More
Los Angeles Times | Memorial for mountain lion P-22, ‘the king of Griffith Park,’ draws thousands
Thousands of people flocked to the Greek Theatre on Saturday to celebrate the life and legacy of P-22, the mountain lion who prowled Griffith Park for more than a decade. Click Here To Read More
Reuters | Famed California mountain lion celebrated at Los Angeles event
Feb 4 (Reuters) – A famed California mountain lion was celebrated at a sold-out event at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, with thousands of fans honoring the big cat’s life and contribution to urban wildlife. Click Here To Read More









