Trail to extend 67 miles through Santa Monica Mountains
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hearty hikers will soon be able to travel an uninterrupted 67-mile path along the canyons and peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains. The three new properties are among 180 individual...
View ArticleP-22 mountain lion suspected of killing koala is an L.A. celebrity
The legend of Griffith Park's famed mountain lion, P-22, definitely grew on Thursday. Officials say they suspect P-22 of killing one of the Los Angeles Zoo’s koalas. The animal’s mauled body was found...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists demand mountain lion P-45 ‘be left alone’ not killed
A killing spree by a mountain lion that munched 11 alpaca and a goat above Malibu over the weekend was enough to grant a state permit to kill the cat. But environmentalists, state and federal officials...
View ArticleTwo new cougar kittens found in Santa Monica Mountains
THOUSAND OAKS — Two new mountain lion kittens have been discovered by researchers studying the wild cats living in the Santa Monica...
View Article2 new cougar kittens found in Santa Monica Mountains
Two new mountain lion kittens have been discovered by researchers studying the wild cats living in the Santa Monica...
View ArticleCalifornia officials unveil plans for wildlife bridge over highway
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials have unveiled plans for a grassy bridge over a Southern California highway that would provide a safe and natural passage for mountain lions and...
View ArticleRim of the Valley: New plan emerges to add nearly 191K acres to Santa Monica ...
There’s an old adage: If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s exactly what Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, is doing with his second attempt at legislation that would more than double the size of...
View ArticleSecond mountain lion safely crosses 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks
National Park Service officials reported this morning that a second mountain lion in a month has crossed the 101 Freeway from its habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Since NPS biologists have been...
View ArticleMountain Lion Kitten Born in Santa Monica Mountains
News Release Date: April 4, 2017 Contact:Kate Kuykendall, 805-370-2343 or 805-750-9356 (cell) THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- National Park Service researchers, together with biologists from the California...
View ArticleLos Angeles freeway claims 3rd mountain lion in 2 months
LOS ANGELES A vehicle struck and killed an orphaned mountain lion on the same stretch of Los Angeles-area freeway where her mother and one of her two siblings died separately in December, wildlife...
View ArticleEnsuring public access for pumas in the Santa Monica Mountains
Think of it as public access for pumas: If the Los Angeles City Council has its way, new construction projects in the eastern...
View ArticleMalibu mountain lion gets reprieve after alpacas killed
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- A California mountain lion placed under a death sentence for killing nearly a dozen alpacas owned by a Malibu woman was granted a reprieve Thursday when the woman announced she...
View ArticleFamous mountain lion may have killed koala at Los Angeles zoo
This Nov. 2014 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Griffith Park mountain lion known as P-22 that may have killed the koala at Los Angeles zoo (National Park Service, via AP,...
View ArticleFlorida travel tips and deals
Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: New Bonaventure Resort & Spa summer special The new Summer Break Special at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston...
View ArticleHollywood dreamer finds parallels with P-22, Griffith Park’s star mountain lion
The great cat moves silently through the Griffith Park night, defying the odds by staying alive. It’s amazing that the mountain lion we know as P-22, named that way because he was the 22nd puma...
View ArticleMountain lion may have killed koala at Los Angeles Zoo
LOS ANGELES -- A well-known mountain lion that prowls a sprawling Los Angeles park may have made a meal of a koala found mauled to death at the city's zoo. Los Angeles Zoo officials say the koala went...
View ArticleMountain lion might have killed LA Zoo koala
A well-known mountain lion that prowls a sprawling Los Angeles park might have made a meal of a koala found mauled to death at the city’s zoo. Los Angeles Zoo officials said the koala went missing on...
View ArticleFamous mountain lion may have made a meal out of Los Angeles Zoo koala
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A well-known mountain lion that prowls a sprawling Los Angeles park may have made a meal of a koala found mauled to death at the city's zoo. Los Angeles Zoo officials say the koala...
View ArticleWild mountain lion may have killed Los Angeles Zoo koala
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A famous Hollywood mountain lion is the chief suspect in a grisly crime. Los Angeles Zoo officials say a koala went missing on March 3 and its bloody, partially eaten remains were...
View ArticleLos Angeles Zoo Introduces Sustainable Wine+Dinner Series Celebrating...
Photo Credit: Jamie Pham AS PART OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY 'Zoo-LAbration,' LOS ANGELES ZOO INTRODUCES SUSTAINABLE WINE+DINNER SERIES CELEBRATING COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION, SPOTLIGHTING SUSTAINABILITY...
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