California mountain lions are now considered ‘threatened,’ but only in certain regions

California mountain lions are now considered ‘threatened,’ but only in certain regions

JUST WEEKS AFTER a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay Area and the Mexican border.  Mountain lions are one of the last big predators keeping ecosystems in balance. They feed on deer and other animals, leave scavengers, raptors and other wildlife the remains, and help maintain equilibrium among plants, pre…

Good News! Mountain Lions Are Now Protected Under California’s Endangered Species Act

In a win for California’s big cats and wildlife conservation, the California Fish and Game Commission has voted to grant state threatened species protections to several populations of mountain lions across central and southern California under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The unanimous vote designates six distinct (and largely isolated) regional populations of these […] The post Good News! Mountain Lions Are Now Protected Under …