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The Loss of P-22

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 17, 2022 with No Comments

He found his own home in the Hollywood Hills as a three year old cougar. A location beyond anyone’s wildest imagination–as it is an isolated range. He was a bachelor. He was a beloved ambassador for cougars and other threatened wildlife species across the globe. He inspired the creation of the Wallis-Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon. He was P-22. His health in decline from poor human choices (outdoor use of rat poisons, domestic cats outside transmitted diseases to him, … Read More

July E-Newsletter

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 16, 2021 with No Comments

Learn about the Hsi Lai Temple project, the Liberty Canyon bridge and other wildlife corridors, and how to avoid social trails to keep our natural lands in great shape. Read the July E-Newsletter.

Land Bridges Connect Wildlands

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 24, 2020 with No Comments

Connecting our landscapes together is important for many reasons–none the least of which is animal-vehicle collisions. More than one million collisions occur annually. Transportation planners are doing a better job planning for creative land bridges or underpasses designed specifically for the animals. Read the Healthy Food House article.

Corridors Connect Landscapes

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 24, 2017 with No Comments

When conservation biology came out as an emerging science, we realized we needed to connect our landscapes together. Hence the name the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. To make those connects agencies need to take new approaches to keep connections intact. Check out this great article on wildlife overpasses in Montana from the Wall Street Journal.

Cougars Need Connection to Survive

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 10, 2017 with No Comments

Cougars in the Santa Ana Mountains may be in trouble if the connections to the Eastern Peninsular Range across the 15 isn’t secured (and soon!). Connecting our landscapes together means the top predator can survive… but at the 15 Freeway (a choke point) exists. Human activity and noise are deterring the animals. Some have died trying to cross the freeway. Without new genes the species will face dire genetic consequences, weakened immune systems, and may die out in our local … Read More