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Courtesy of the National Park Service
After hearing about the unfortunate death of a mountain lion on the 5 Freeway this morning, we found another puma photo via the National Park Service. This time, it's good news.
She, named P6, was tagged awhile ago by the Service, but her radio collar stopped working two years ago. Last month, a remote motion sensor camera found her alive and well in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Zach,
Mountain lions are fascinating on so many levels. The National Park Service has conducted research on their distribution and abundance in the mountains around Los Angeles for nine years now. While there is still much we don't know, their adaptation to the urban-wildland interface is remarkable. Moreover, their continued presence is one indicator of ecological health and evidence that efforts to preserve open space and wildlife corridors around Los Angeles is working to protect native wildlife.
We do know that the lions are behaving as we'd expect: active mostly at night, feeding on mule deer, and staying away from people. In my 18 years as a National Park Ranger in the Santa Monica Mountains, I have yet to see one in the wild.
Woody Smeck
Superintendent
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
A unit of the National Park System