Great News for the Mountain Lion!! Check out the February 2026 Hills For Everyone E-Newsletter, which includes: ➡️Read the E-Newsletter.➡️Sign Up for the E-Newsletter.
We are thrilled to report that after seven years of scientific study, the California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday (February 12) to accept the staff’s recommendation to list the subspecies of cougar found in Southern California and along the Central Coast. It is now listed as “threatened” under the California Endangered Species Act. Cougars are struggling to survive due to habitat loss, fragmented habitat, vehicle collisions, poisoning, and more. This ruling requires all state agencies and project applicants in … Read More
New Year Starts off Green! Check out the January 2026 Hills For Everyone E-Newsletter, which includes: Read the E-Newsletter.Sign Up for the E-Newsletter.
On the ridgeline in the distance, it was just a shape, but it was distinct—the head, the long tail, the saunter. Two years ago, I finally saw a cougar in the State Park. It was thrilling. Hills For Everyone (HFE) has been working to ensure their access to our wildlands for 30 years and there was proof we have succeeded. Wildlife cameras confirmed a cougar used the 91 Freeway Coal Canyon underpass from the night before. It struck me that the … Read More
The story of P-22 (the mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills) improved global understanding of the plight of this majestic creature (and other cougars too). P-22 inspired the wildlife bridge over the 101 Freeway. Check out this video to learn more: