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LOL I most certainly went past the kitty Saturday morning in that spot (before everyone figured out it was there...) Obviously, I had no idea, either, because no photos. I was within 10 feet of a mountain lion while bicycling! (FUN when it's not trying to eat you).
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LOL I most certainly went past the kitty Saturday morning in that spot (before everyone figured out it was there...) Obviously, I had no idea, either, because no photos. I was within 10 feet of a mountain lion while bicycling! (FUN when it's not trying to eat you).
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LOL I bicycled past that spot this morning! Bummed I did not see the kitty cat!
#mountainlion #wildlife #NewburyPark #ConejoValley #VenturaCounty
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LOL I bicycled past that spot this morning! Bummed I did not see the kitty cat!
#mountainlion #wildlife #NewburyPark #ConejoValley #VenturaCounty
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Mountain Lions Have Major Ecological Impact Even In Small Preserves
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https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mountain-lions-major-ecological-impact.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73775 <-- shared paper
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https://youtu.be/jy-ngOhoNPU?si=WTSMWz9XuaqT8Z4O <-- shared Standford overview video
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https://youtu.be/CzSCu2FOj0Q?si=bb15-e03DLuWhQ4Y <-- shared Stanford overview video
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[not my usual fare to post, but fascinating…]
“#Bigcats have a big impact. A long-term study showed that when mountain lions began regular visits to a small suburban preserve about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of San Francisco, they changed the behavior of many other animals.
Mountain lions (Puma concolor) started appearing with increasing frequency on trail cameras at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) from 2015 to 2020. Researchers documented a corresponding drop in deer activity compared with the prior years of lower or absent puma activity. Vegetation surveys also showed that many woody plants deer like to eat or tend to trample, including young oak trees, began to thrive.
These types of multilevel effects, called trophic cascades, have been studied primarily in large wilderness areas, particularly cascades caused by #apexpredators such as #wolves reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park...”
#mountainlion #cougar #puma #trophiccascade #JasperRidgeBiologicalPreserve #OotchaminOoyakma #monitoring #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #trailcamera #deer #rabbit #coyote #bobcat #fox #vegetation #survey #oak #tree #young #sapling #plant #predator #preyabundance #herbivore #health #ecosystem #balance #habitat #mesopredator #crossmapping #nocturnal #GIS #spatial #mapping #ecology #conservation #wilderness
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Mountain Lions Have Major Ecological Impact Even In Small Preserves
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https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mountain-lions-major-ecological-impact.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73775 <-- shared paper
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https://youtu.be/jy-ngOhoNPU?si=WTSMWz9XuaqT8Z4O <-- shared Standford overview video
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https://youtu.be/CzSCu2FOj0Q?si=bb15-e03DLuWhQ4Y <-- shared Stanford overview video
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[not my usual fare to post, but fascinating…]
“#Bigcats have a big impact. A long-term study showed that when mountain lions began regular visits to a small suburban preserve about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of San Francisco, they changed the behavior of many other animals.
Mountain lions (Puma concolor) started appearing with increasing frequency on trail cameras at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) from 2015 to 2020. Researchers documented a corresponding drop in deer activity compared with the prior years of lower or absent puma activity. Vegetation surveys also showed that many woody plants deer like to eat or tend to trample, including young oak trees, began to thrive.
These types of multilevel effects, called trophic cascades, have been studied primarily in large wilderness areas, particularly cascades caused by #apexpredators such as #wolves reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park...”
#mountainlion #cougar #puma #trophiccascade #JasperRidgeBiologicalPreserve #OotchaminOoyakma #monitoring #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #trailcamera #deer #rabbit #coyote #bobcat #fox #vegetation #survey #oak #tree #young #sapling #plant #predator #preyabundance #herbivore #health #ecosystem #balance #habitat #mesopredator #crossmapping #nocturnal #GIS #spatial #mapping #ecology #conservation #wilderness
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KITTY!
Pasadena Star News: Mountain lion in busy area of Pasadena, forces road closures and large police presence
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KITTY!
Pasadena Star News: Mountain lion in busy area of Pasadena, forces road closures and large police presence
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Are Caltech students particularly tasty at this time of year?
City of Pasadena: Mountain Lion - Del Mar Blvd & Euclid Ave
A mountain lion is in the area of Del Mar Boulevard & Euclid Avenue. Please shelter in place if you are near this area as a precaution. Animal control officers are on scene with the Pasadena Police Department. Traffic in the immediate area may be affected by road closures.
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Are Caltech students particularly tasty at this time of year?
City of Pasadena: Mountain Lion - Del Mar Blvd & Euclid Ave
A mountain lion is in the area of Del Mar Boulevard & Euclid Avenue. Please shelter in place if you are near this area as a precaution. Animal control officers are on scene with the Pasadena Police Department. Traffic in the immediate area may be affected by road closures.
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Dog refusing to walk today or leave the yard. So, doggie walk has been cancelled..Wonder if the large kitty cat with teeth and claws is out behind my house this morning. #mountainlion #kittywatch2026
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Dog refusing to walk today or leave the yard. So, doggie walk has been cancelled..Wonder if the large kitty cat with teeth and claws is out behind my house this morning. #mountainlion #kittywatch2026
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No kitty photos on cameras, and the dog fully relaxed today. Appears the kitty has moved away from this particular corner. #kittywatch2026 #mountainlion
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No kitty photos on cameras, and the dog fully relaxed today. Appears the kitty has moved away from this particular corner. #kittywatch2026 #mountainlion
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...went outside again, and the cat is *most certainly* upwind (based on the dog's signaling to me). But not near at the moment. I wonder where it's going... Very young. Dispersing from home, did it come from the North (over the freeway) or the South? (more likely). It's going to get bounded by the 101 freeway on the north side if it keeps heading through that way... lots of well vegetated backyards all the way there. Dog is now on restriction from the yard, I REALLY do not want to defend a dog with a tactical flashlight if a big kitty pounced him (or me). Anyway, not going outside for a bit lol. . #kittywatch2026 #mountainlion
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...went outside again, and the cat is *most certainly* upwind (based on the dog's signaling to me). But not near at the moment. I wonder where it's going... Very young. Dispersing from home, did it come from the North (over the freeway) or the South? (more likely). It's going to get bounded by the 101 freeway on the north side if it keeps heading through that way... lots of well vegetated backyards all the way there. Dog is now on restriction from the yard, I REALLY do not want to defend a dog with a tactical flashlight if a big kitty pounced him (or me). Anyway, not going outside for a bit lol. . #kittywatch2026 #mountainlion
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Crows know where
big hungry kitty is hiding
So that's where
I won't be mountain bike riding#mountainlion #kittywatch2026 #poem (human)
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Crows know where
big hungry kitty is hiding
So that's where
I won't be mountain bike riding#mountainlion #kittywatch2026 #poem (human)
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Kitty! 😱 (Newbury Park, yesterday 5/30/26)
On the other hand, my wildlife cameras did not catch any view of the mountain lion, and haven't heard the crows alerting at all this morning (yet). The crows *were* patrolling behind my house last night though, but no alerting.
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Kitty! 😱 (Newbury Park, yesterday 5/30/26)
On the other hand, my wildlife cameras did not catch any view of the mountain lion, and haven't heard the crows alerting at all this morning (yet). The crows *were* patrolling behind my house last night though, but no alerting.
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Oooh, there's apparently a kitty on our street. 😱 #mountainlion
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Oooh, there's apparently a kitty on our street. 😱 #mountainlion
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#WildlifePhotographer says death of mother cougar was illegal: https://zorz.it/idtHw
#MattGrowcoot #Canada #cougar #hunt #JohnMarriott #hunting #MountainLion #MotherCougar #DeathOfMother
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Big kitty, kitty, kitty sighting in Davis, CA. Very unusual. Photo taken mid afternoon on the in-city neighborhood greenbelt while walking the dog. #wildlife #mountainlion
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Big kitty, kitty, kitty sighting in Davis, CA. Very unusual. Photo taken mid afternoon on the in-city neighborhood greenbelt while walking the dog. #wildlife #mountainlion
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Rescued Mountain lion cub at Oakland Zoo becomes fan favorite online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlRCgFuGu10 Inside a small enclosure lined with blankets and surrounded by at least two dozen stuffed animals, 5-week-old Crimson bats and tumbles. Then, he drops low, giving a quick pre-pounce shimmy before springing at his next "victim," a fuzzy purple dinosaur with yellow hair. "These toys are a temporary replacement for the siblings he unfortunately doesn't have anymore," said Amber Foley, Oakland Zoo's lead keeper. Crimson is a mountain lion cub who was […] -
Oh look, they rescued an abandoned baby mountain lion! (somewhere near Agoura). Now being cared for at the Oakland Zoo.
"...CDFW and Partners Find Orphaned Mountain Lion Kitten Following Coordinated Monitoring Effort.
LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Los Angeles Zoo, has intervened on an orphaned mountain lion kitten in Southern California following a coordinated, science-based monitoring effort.
The approximately 22-day-old kitten, identified as P-131, was detected through ongoing tracking of his collared mother (P-129) as part of long-term research led by the National Park Service. Biologists observed a change in the mother’s movement patterns that indicated the den may have been abandoned. ..."
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Oh look, they rescued an abandoned baby mountain lion! (somewhere near Agoura). Now being cared for at the Oakland Zoo.
"...CDFW and Partners Find Orphaned Mountain Lion Kitten Following Coordinated Monitoring Effort.
LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Los Angeles Zoo, has intervened on an orphaned mountain lion kitten in Southern California following a coordinated, science-based monitoring effort.
The approximately 22-day-old kitten, identified as P-131, was detected through ongoing tracking of his collared mother (P-129) as part of long-term research led by the National Park Service. Biologists observed a change in the mother’s movement patterns that indicated the den may have been abandoned. ..."
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Photographer Spots Tricksy Mountain Lion Lurking in Wildlife Refuge https://petapixel.com/2026/03/07/photographer-spots-tricksy-mountain-lion-lurking-in-wildlife-refuge/ #mountainlion #camouflaged #yellowstone #camouflage #Editorial #Features #elk
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Photographer Spots Tricksy Mountain Lion Lurking in Wildlife Refuge https://petapixel.com/2026/03/07/photographer-spots-tricksy-mountain-lion-lurking-in-wildlife-refuge/ #mountainlion #camouflaged #yellowstone #camouflage #Editorial #Features #elk
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Sleepy Mountain Lion Wakes Up Right in Front of Trail Camera https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/sleepy-mountain-lion-wakes-up-right-in-front-of-trail-camera/ #animalselfie #mountainlion #trailcamera #trailcam #cougar #selfie #sleep #News #puma
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Sleepy Mountain Lion Wakes Up Right in Front of Trail Camera https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/sleepy-mountain-lion-wakes-up-right-in-front-of-trail-camera/ #animalselfie #mountainlion #trailcamera #trailcam #cougar #selfie #sleep #News #puma
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@tsturm @jmccyoung @catsalad @dev Oooh, it was on the other side of the park, in a similar location. I apparently owe someone money lol.
"...At 6:21 a.m. on Tuesday, an alert was sent to San Francisco residents reporting the animal had been located and that animal control employees were on the scene. The animal was located at Octavia and California streets, near the landmark Atherton House, in the wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood, where the animal was cornered by officials. .."
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/mountain-lion-san-francisco-21317850.php
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@tsturm @jmccyoung @catsalad @dev Oooh, it was on the other side of the park, in a similar location. I apparently owe someone money lol.
"...At 6:21 a.m. on Tuesday, an alert was sent to San Francisco residents reporting the animal had been located and that animal control employees were on the scene. The animal was located at Octavia and California streets, near the landmark Atherton House, in the wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood, where the animal was cornered by officials. .."
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/mountain-lion-san-francisco-21317850.php
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"S.F. mountain lion tranquilized, will be released into wild
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, a California Fish and Wildlife officer arrived with what appeared to be a tranquilizer gun and walked into the apartment building at California and Octavia streets attached to the yard where the lion was hiding. A shot sounded. Officials quickly brought in a cage.
“It is a male around 2 years old and 77 pounds. He is doing OK. Fish and Wildlife will take him and release him to a natural habitat"
(paywall/adwall/etc.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mountain-lion-pacific-heights-21316657.php
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"S.F. mountain lion tranquilized, will be released into wild
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, a California Fish and Wildlife officer arrived with what appeared to be a tranquilizer gun and walked into the apartment building at California and Octavia streets attached to the yard where the lion was hiding. A shot sounded. Officials quickly brought in a cage.
“It is a male around 2 years old and 77 pounds. He is doing OK. Fish and Wildlife will take him and release him to a natural habitat"
(paywall/adwall/etc.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mountain-lion-pacific-heights-21316657.php
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Surprised they didn't add - "consider calling a waymo".. #mountainlion #sfba
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Surprised they didn't add - "consider calling a waymo".. #mountainlion #sfba
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Skunk Confronts Mountain Lion in Incredible Trail Camera Footage https://petapixel.com/2025/12/22/skunk-confronts-mountain-lion-in-incredible-trail-camera-footage/ #angelesnationalforest #mountainlion #trailcamera #california #cameratrap #Features #cougar #skunk #News
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Man Leaves Trail Camera in Cave for 10 Years, Captures Incredible Footage
A filmmaker left a trail camera inside an old grizzly bear den near Yellowstone National Park for over…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #cameratrap #Coyote #grizzlybear #mountainlion #Science #trailcamera
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/306552/
