It’s been one week since the Southern California mountain lion (aka cougars) have been listed as a California threatened species. Now, cougars in our area have more protections than before. These elusive cats are very important to maintaining the health of the ecosystem.
Hills For Everyone is one of many organizations supporting AB 2344 (Friedman/Kalra), which would allow wildlife to safely traverse roads via crossings on new and existing highways. Not only are animals no match for vehicles, estimates are over $1B in damages to vehicles with hundreds of human injuries and five fatalities. AB 2344 goes before the CA Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday for a vote. Read the Los Angeles Times article.