A resident found a baby mountain lion all alone in California — and even wildlife officials couldn’t find its mom . The California Department of Fish and Wildlife set up wildlife surveillance cameras and also searched on foot hoping to find the tiny cub’s mom, “but sadly no mountain lions were detected in the area […]
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Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts
A Utah big-game outfitter who’s been investigated for alleged wildlife crimes in the past was sentenced in federal court Thursday for leading “canned” mountain lion hunts on public land in 2020 and 2021. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that by profiting from the illegal hunts, wherein the clients unknowingly killed mountain lions that had been […]
Mountain Lion Found Dead on Road Near Site of Upcoming Wildlife Crossing in Southern California
The importance of a California project aimed at protecting wildlife was recently highlighted by an animal death along a roadway. Over the weekend, a mountain lion was found dead on Highway 101 near Liberty Canyon Road in Los Angeles County. The animal, which officials believe was the victim of a vehicle collision, was near the […]
Terrifying moment woman comes face to face with a mountain lion in her backyard
Video footage captured the astonishing moment a woman came face-to-face with a mountain lion who was literally ‘hanging out’ in a tree in her backyard. Homeowner Corinna Bubenheim, of Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, first spotted the striking animal when her German Shepherds began running around her avocado tree in her yard on Thursday. Expecting […]
Utah’s War on Cougars
Twenty-seven states (at last count) now have “right to hunt and fish” constitutional amendments. These laws are an attempt to secure public hunting, trapping, and fishing rights in perpetuity. They also help secure the future of traditional state wildlife governance & management that caters almost exclusively to people who engage in hunting, trapping, and fishing […]
California mountain lion attacks brothers, killing one and injuring other
A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and badly wounded his younger brother before officials euthanized the animal on Saturday afternoon in a remote wooded area of northern California, according to authorities. It was the state’s first fatal mountain lion attack on a person in about 20 years, statistics from California wildlife officials show. The […]
California’s mountain lion population is worse than expected – as census reveals there are only 3,200-4,500 left – nearly 3,000 fewer than thought
Scientists have estimated the number of mountain lions, also known as cougars in California, which may be lower than they had hoped. Officials concluded that there are 3,200-4,500 total mountain lions, thousands fewer than expected. State and university scientists calculated the total number using GPS collar data and genetic information from shoreline samples. The scientists […]
Stop Wildlife Killing Contests in California
After Project Coyote representatives made the case for a ban, newly elected Commission Vice President Jack Baylis put forth the motion to move forward on a formal rule making process to consider prohibiting wildlife-killing contests statewide. Speaking in favor of the motion Commission President Michael Sutton stated, “I’ve been concerned about these killing contests for […]