Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Archives

Editorial on Protecting Cougars

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 8, 2023 with No Comments

The Los Angeles Times published an editorial on the threats facing cougar populations locally and statewide. Humans have greatly impacted the cougar count because of roads, encroachment, and rodenticides. As the Editorial Board correctly stated, we need to consider how to reduce our impacts on these populations or they will forever vanish from the landscape. View the Los Angeles Times Editorial.

Rat Poison Found in Cougar & Fetuses

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 7, 2022 with No Comments

This is very upsetting news. We must do better. Stop using rat poison — it kills more than just rats. In this case, it has been found in FIVE cougars (1 mama and 4 fetuses). It was the first time a necropsy was able to test the blood of fetuses.

Fewer Cars, Fewer Wildlife Killed

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 11, 2021 with No Comments

A pandemic positive is that 34% fewer wildlife have been killed by vehicles across the US. Having safe passages for wildlife to get from Point A to Point B is critical to maintaining wildlife populations and genetic diversity. Across the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor several connections must still be made, several must be made safer, and a few are already complete. More money may be available from the federal government to help with connectivity by allocating $350M to the effort! … Read More