We have some incredible news to announce for the #SaveLACougars campaign! Yesterday, the State of California Coastal Conservancy (SCC) voted unanimously to grant $1 million to help fund the environmental … Read more
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For the Frogs: Salmon habitat restoration as a boon to threatened frog populations
A note from NWF’s California Director Beth Pratt: California Conservation Corp crew members and their leader John Griffith have embraced NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program and certified their Ukiah campus, … Read more
A Cougar for Christmas: Mountain Lion Strolls Through a California Backyard
Yesterday morning, Sherry Kempster went outside after she heard some crows squawking in her backyard, assuming a hawk or other small animal had excited them. Instead, she discovered a mountain … Read more
A big week in #SaveLACougars news: P22 recovers from mange and David Crosby helps with research
Have you ever seen a mountain lion cough up a hairball? Neither had I. But new photos just released by the National Park Service show P22, the celebrity lion of … Read more
A Mountain Lion’s Tinder Tale
When the mountain lion “P-22” journeyed from his home in California’s Santa Monica Mountains in search of new territory, he somehow made it across two eight-lane freeways and landed in … Read more
NWF Launches #SaveLACougars Campaign
Two years ago, I read the story of P-22, the mountain lion living in the middle of Los Angeles and immediately became intrigued. How could this big cat be surviving … Read more
Good News for Los Angeles Mountain Lions! CalTrans Pursuing Wildlife Crossing
The now famous P22, the mountain lion who crossed two eight-lane freeways to find a new home, has captured the imagination of people in Los Angeles and beyond with his … Read more
Getting Wildlife (Safely) to the Other Side of the Road
More and more, mountain lions are tragically being injured or killed on the heavily-trafficked roads outside Los Angeles that cut through their mountain habitat. And as sprawling development consumes significant … Read more
Wildfire Season in Full Swing
Wildfire season is in full swing and states across the West are starting to feel the burn. From the over 20,000 acre Mills Canyon fire in Washington to a wildfire in a … Read more
Celebrating 150 Years of Yosemite and Its Remarkable Wildlife
Editor’s Note: Yosemite National Park celebrates its 150th anniversary on Monday, June 30, and although many visit for the awe-inspiring scenery, NWF’s California Director (who lives on the southwest border … Read more
