The beloved Hollywood mountain lion's story highlights both the plight of urban wildlife and groundbreaking efforts to protect it.
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Without a safe and sustainable wildlife crossing, movement between these remaining areas of natural habitat is severely restricted and wildlife within the Santa Monica Mountains is essentially trapped. Pratt explains that as it stands, the isolation of the Santa Monica Mountains creates a sort of"extinction vortex" where mountain lions are trapped and forced to breed with their own family members, diminishing their genetic diversity and risking future generations' ability to reproduce.
The question is: What will make such a crossing appealing to animals who may be wary of the roaring traffic?
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