Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Now to some wildlife in our own backyard: Bobcats.
These wild felines can be found all over Southern California but over the last decades researchers have noticed a disturbing trend. More and more bobcats seem to be dying from mange, a parasitic skin infection that's usually seen in dogs.
Joanne Moriarty, an ecologist with the National Park Service out in Thousand Oaks, joins the show with more. She's been part of the longest-running study on bobcats ever conducted.