Mountain Lion Collaring in the northern Santa Lucia Mountains

Guest speakers Jason Lombardi, California Department Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) Large Carnivore Research Coordinator, and Zach Mills, CDFW Unit Wildlife Biologist for the Monterey area, join Conservancy ecologist Emma Levy to discuss the collaring program's focus and timeline, current research efforts on the Central Coast, and how they support human/mountain lion conflict mitigation.

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Fantastic! Thank you Ms. Levy and Dr. Lombardi for sharing your knowledge. Your efforts are personally gratifying to me because Cougars had been foremost in our planning and design schemes for the Preserve & Conservancy since their inception. While GPS was but a dream during my own lion-human conflict studies (Santa Ana Mtns, Orange County) during the 80s, they've always been magic. FYI, Dr. Maurice Hornocker, dean of Mtn Lions, was a distinguished visitor and counselor on the matter of planning for compatibility for cats and folks. His words: RSC (SLP) is "one of the cattiest places have visited anywhere in the U.S.. I'd love to share what we learned in those days, not THAT long ago. Good luck, be safe, and again, thank you! Jeff Froke, Ph.D (Founder, SLC)