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Child Attacked, Cougar Euthanized

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 21, 2020 with No Comments

We were saddened to see that a three year old was attacked by a mountain lion in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park this weekend. This is a solid reminder that we have eye-witness accounts of a cougar in Chino Hills State Park. Please educate yourself on how to respond to wildlife encounters and how to remain safe. It appears the boy will be fine and was released from the hospital already, however, the mountain lion was euthanized. View the NBC Channel … Read More

Mountain Lions Have A Good Day in Court

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 27, 2019 with No Comments

Mountain lions have a good day in court! Check out this Press Enterprise article, which relays how several non-profits successfully litigated a 1,750 home development that would have severed the corridor connecting the Santa Ana Mountains across the 15 freeway to the Eastern Peninsular Range. Developers must now address the cougar in its plans. Read the Press Enterprise article.

Animal Overpasses

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 5, 2019 with No Comments

Wildlife bridges are coming to California to reduce animal-vehicle related collisions, keep wildlands connected, and retrofit transportation projects. Wildlife in the Santa Ana Mountains face inbreeding and extinction if the natural lands aren’t connected to other protected lands. But alas, work is already being done in the Puente Hills. In fact, the Puente Hills Habitat Authority undercrossing is featured in the article. Read the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.

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

Mountain Lion Warning

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 20, 2019 with No Comments

This is a good reminder that our wildlands are just that–wild. The mustard has reached 10-12′ in some places, we don’t have the same on the ground visibility that we used to, and that can cause unexpected animal encounters. There have been two confirmed sightings of a juvenile mountain lion in Chino Hills State Park in the past week. Where there are juvenile animals … usually there is also a protective momma nearby. Be aware. We recommend you study up … Read More