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wildlife2 years ago•4 min saved

Playful Mountain Lion Kittens Show Their Roaring Potential to Scientists in California

Biologists entered the den of two newborn mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains and were met with adorable purrs and growls instead of roars. The footage, shared by the Santa Monica Mountains National Park Service, shows the cubs attempting to intimidate the scientists. The video has gained popularity on social media and has been re-shared by The US Department of the Interior. The biologists assessed the cubs' health and tagged their ears with uniquely numbered tags while their mother was away hunting. The practice of studying mountain lions in the area has been ongoing since 2002 to understand their survival in an urbanized environment.

via Daily Mail|

#biologists #cute-animals #mountain-lions

environment2 years ago•1 min saved

First-ever black bear captured and collared in Santa Monica Mountains.

Researchers have captured and radio-collared a 210-pound black bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles for the first time ever. The bear, named BB-12, was caught in a natural area south of U.S. Route 101 on the western end of the range. BB-12 is estimated to be about 3 or 4 years old and is likely the only bear in the area. The researchers believe he may have been living in the mountains for almost two years. The bear was given a physical exam and outfitted with a GPS radio collar around its neck to study its movements and interactions with other large carnivores in the area.

via Fox News|

#black-bear #environment #los-angeles

wildlife2 years ago•2 min saved

First black bear tagged and tracked in Santa Monica Mountains.

A rare black bear, the first to make its home in the Santa Monica Mountains in decades, has been tagged for research by National Park Service biologists. The male bear, estimated to be 3 or 4 years old, was captured and fitted with an ear tag and GPS radio collar. Biologists think the bear could be the cub that made headlines in July 2021 wandering through a Thousand Oaks neighborhood. The Santa Monica Mountains haven’t had a resident bear population since the late 1800s, when grizzly bears last inhabited the region before they were hunted to extinction in California.

via Los Angeles Times|

#black-bear #gps-tracking #habitat-connectivity