Throughout history ecology has often driven infectious disease.
Tag: mountain lions
Ask the Naturalist
How Much Should You Worry About Mountain Lion Attacks in Bay Area Parks?
Or should the mountain lions worry about us?
Wildlife
Tracking the Ghost Cat: Mountain Lions Remain Elusive in the East Bay
The Bay Area Puma Project team has been collaring mountain lions and monitoring remote motion-sensor cameras throughout the East Bay. It’s not easy tracking the elusive cats, but it’s vital to understanding how to protect them.
Wildlife
Hidden Cameras Capture Stunning Photos of Wildlife in the Santa Cruz Mountains
What do mountain lions and other wildlife do when we’re not looking? Georgia Stigall’s hidden cameras show their remarkable world.
Wildlife
Berkeley Puma Caught at the Intersection of Habitat and Humanity
When a mountain lion showed up at 3 a.m. on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, things weren’t going to end well for that lion. Statewide, though, many times more lions die on the road or for killing domestic animals. On Wednesday, September 15, community members and puma researchers will get a chance to talk it all over in person.
Spring Issue 2010
Through the Eyes of the Lion
Odds are you’ll never see a puma. But if you spend enough time outside in local open space, there’s a good chance a puma will see you. We know surprisingly little about how these secretive top predators persist alongside millions of people in the Bay Area, but they’re certainly here. And learning more will help us figure out how to better accommodate this icon of wildness in our midst.
Winter Issue 2009
Out of the Blue
This massive South Bay preserve, which is still being assembled, forms a critical link in the chain of protected landscapes in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Fall Issue 2008
Catch Some Wild Zzz’s
Animals have to sleep too! But sometimes they do it a bit differently than we do.
Winter Issue 2005
By the Water’s Edge
The East Bay is home to 44 creeks that drain into San Francisco Bay—from small but well-protected Wildcat Creek in the north to the 700 square miles of Alameda Creek’s watershed to the south.
