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- 1California Starts Wildlife Crossing for Joshua Tree Mountain Lions▼California to build wildlife crossing for mountain lions in Joshua Tree National Park. The first phase is now underway
California has begun the first phase of a wildlife crossing project for mountain lions in Joshua Tree National Park. The crossing is designed to let the big cats safely traverse roads fragmented by traffic, reducing vehicle collisions and reconnecting habitats. The project is being welcomed as a model for protecting wildlife corridors in a state where mountain lion populations face growing pressure from development and highways.
- 2Montana Commission Moves to Draft Predator Management Policy▼Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Moves to Draft Predator Management Policy
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to move forward with drafting a formal predator management policy, a step that would shape how the state handles species such as wolves, mountain lions and other predators. The decision, reported by the Flathead Beacon, sets the stage for public debate over hunting rules, livestock conflicts and wildlife conservation across Montana.
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Steve Winter's famous camera-trap image of P-22, the mountain lion living in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is being credited with helping reshape attitudes toward urban wildlife in the city. The 2013 photo turned the isolated puma into a local icon, building support for wildlife crossings and conservation measures, including the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 freeway.
- 4LA declares golf course a mountain lion habitat to block housing▼LA declared a golf course mountain lion habitat to kill a housing project
Los Angeles has designated a golf course as mountain lion habitat in a move that blocks a proposed housing project on the site. The decision, reported by the Orange County Register, is drawing debate over whether wildlife protection is being used to stop development, and it touches on the city's broader struggles with housing shortages and the conservation of cougars in the Santa Monica Mountains area.