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- 1California Starts Building Mountain Lion Wildlife Crossing at Joshua Tree▼California to build wildlife crossing for mountain lions in Joshua Tree National Park. The first phase is now underway
California has begun the first phase of a wildlife crossing for mountain lions at Joshua Tree National Park. The project aims to give the big cats a safe route across roads that cut through their habitat, reducing vehicle collisions and reconnecting separated populations. It adds to a growing effort in the state to protect wildlife with crossings over and under busy highways.
- 2Montana Commission Moves to Draft Predator Management Policy▼Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Moves to Draft Predator Management Policy
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to move forward with drafting a statewide predator management policy. The policy would set out how the state handles predators such as wolves, mountain lions and bears, an issue that has long divided ranchers, hunters and conservation groups in Montana. Details of the proposed policy's contents have not yet been released, and public input is expected as the drafting process continues.
- 3California Starts Building Mountain Lion Crossings at Joshua Tree▼California is building two wildlife crossings for mountain lions in Joshua Tree. The first phase is now underway
California has begun construction on two wildlife crossings designed to help mountain lions safely cross roads near Joshua Tree National Park, with the first phase of the project now underway. The crossings aim to reduce vehicle collisions and reconnect fragmented habitat for the big cats in the region.
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Steve Winter's famous camera-trap image of P-22, the mountain lion living in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is being credited with helping reshape attitudes toward urban wildlife in the city. The 2013 photo turned the isolated puma into a local icon, building support for wildlife crossings and conservation measures, including the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 freeway.
- 5LA declares golf course a mountain lion habitat to block housing▼LA declared a golf course mountain lion habitat to kill a housing project
Los Angeles has designated a golf course as mountain lion habitat in a move that blocks a proposed housing project on the site. The decision, reported by the Orange County Register, is drawing debate over whether wildlife protection is being used to stop development, and it touches on the city's broader struggles with housing shortages and the conservation of cougars in the Santa Monica Mountains area.
- 6Photographer Fights Off Mountain Lion Attacking His Dog●Photographer Has Fist Fight With Mountain Lion After It Attacked His Dog https://petapixel.com/2026/09/29/photographer-h
A photographer reportedly fought a mountain lion with his bare hands after the animal attacked his dog. Details about where and when the encounter took place, the extent of any injuries, and whether the dog survived have not been provided, but the story is drawing attention for its dramatic account of a rare hand-to-hand encounter with a wild cougar.
- 7Wildlife crossings planned near Joshua Tree to protect desert animals●Joshua Tree wildlife crossings planned in California’s Mojave Desert to curb wildlife-vehicle collisions; two State Route 62 structures to protect bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats with $6 million-plus funding
Two wildlife crossing structures are planned along State Route 62 in California's Mojave Desert, near Joshua Tree, with more than $6 million in funding. The projects aim to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife, protecting bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats that move across the busy desert highway. The crossings are part of a broader push in California to reconnect fragmented habitats and make roads safer for both animals and drivers.