NPS: Several Young Mountain Lions Found Dead In Santa Monica Mountains
- 9 years ago
The mountain lions of California’s Santa Monica Mountains are prematurely dying in the harshness of the urban environment.
The mountain lions of California’s Santa Monica Mountains are prematurely dying in the harshness of the urban environment.
The body of a young female, known as P-34, was found by a jogger on September 30th.
The apparent cause of her death was rodenticide poisoning—which has killed at least two other mountain lions and multiple coyotes, according to the National Park Service.
P-34 was being tracked by researchers since she was three weeks old and stole the spotlight in December of last year when she was spotted hanging out at a mobile home park after wandering through a residential backyard.
The mountain lions of California’s Santa Monica Mountains are prematurely dying in the harshness of the urban environment.
The body of a young female, known as P-34, was found by a jogger on September 30th.
The apparent cause of her death was rodenticide poisoning—which has killed at least two other mountain lions and multiple coyotes, according to the National Park Service.
P-34 was being tracked by researchers since she was three weeks old and stole the spotlight in December of last year when she was spotted hanging out at a mobile home park after wandering through a residential backyard.