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Mountain Lion Advocacy

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 25, 2019 with No Comments

Our friends at the Mountain Lion Foundation have partnered with Center for Biological Diversity with the aim to list the cougars in the Santa Ana Mountains as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. This population is genetically different than other cougars in California and their very existence is threatened by habitat loss and limited wildlife corridors. Thanks to our partnership with Chino Hills State Park and Caltrans 12, we secured the connection under the 91 freeway at Coal Canyon … Read More

Cougar & Coyotes Stand Off

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 24, 2019 with No Comments

Sometimes you just can’t believe your eyes. Check out this standoff between a cougar and coyotes in the Bay Area (Los Gatos). There are numerous predators in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, but we are unaware of anything like this in our area. As a reminder, it is always important to remain aware of your surroundings in the hills (and at home–especially if you live at the wildland-urban interface)! View the ABC 7 Newsclip.

California Quail Stands Guard

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 23, 2019 with No Comments

Dads are the best, right? Sometimes they stand guard from a high perch to watch over the little ones. This California Quail was photographed last weekend and we were busy celebrating, so we are a smidge late for a Happy Father’s Day post, but better late than never!

Utah’s Wildlife Overpass

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 22, 2019 with No Comments

Some locations allow for underpasses to connect open spaces, while others require overpasses. Check out this cool overpass in Utah that is reducing collisions with wildlife and is being used by both predators and prey! This is an option here in California for retrofitting roadways where culverts, tunnels and underpasses don’t always work. In fact, scientists are working on an overpass at the 101 and Liberty Canyon, so the mountain lions there have room to roam and the species doesn’t … Read More

THCA Meeting

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 20, 2019 with No Comments

Tonight we attended the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority meeting to learn about the latest news with the upper reaches of Tonner Canyon. Thankfully there isn’t much to report, but we are paying close attention to decisions made about the Tres Hermanos Ranch.