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Rachel Blakey in LA Times: Mountain lions face greater risk of becoming roadkill in wildfire’s aftermath
In a paper published in the journal Current Biology, UCLA researchers found that the 2018 Woolsey fire had greatly increased the odds of a mountain lion being struck fatally by a motorist or killed by a fellow panther in a territorial dispute.
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Rachel Blakey in New Scientist: Mountain lions outside Los Angeles take more risks after wildfire
In the 15 months after the Woolsey fire in Los Angeles, mountain lions were more likely to cross busy roads, travel further and move around during the day, putting the already vulnerable group of cats at increased risk
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Rachel Blakey in Smithsonian Magazine: L.A.’s cougars were driven to extremes by wildfire
With less suitable habitat, the big cats traveled further and crossed dangerous roads more often
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Rachel Blakey in UCLA Newsroom: Wildfires drive L.A.’s mountain lions to take deadly risks
When the Woolsey Fire roared through the Santa Monica Mountains in the fall of 2018, it torched half of the available habitat for the area’s mountain lions — a population…
Wildfires drive L.A.’s mountain lions to take deadly risks
UCLA and National Park Service researchers studied the cougars’ movements before and after the Woolsey Fire
