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Ameera Butt
June 26, 2019 - 9:48 am

Pair of Golden Eagle Chicks Found in Santa Monica Mountains for 1st Time in 30 Years

They're a cute pair of golden eagle chicks and they've made their home in the western Santa Monica Mountains. That's the announcement Wednesday by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, who said the last time a nest was confirmed was in the 1980s near Lobo Canyon. The two chicks, a...
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May 22, 2019 - 12:50 pm

Alarming Spike in Bobcat Deaths Due to Cars

(KNX 1070) - There's been an alarming spike in bobcat deaths in SoCal. In the past 3 mos, our biologists have been made aware of 6 bobcats - incl a collared male & a female who was later discovered to be lactating - who have been struck & killed by cars in the #SantaMonicaMountains . --...
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March 20, 2019 - 9:12 am

Mountain Lions in Santa Monica and Santa Ana Mountains Could Become Extinct Within 50 years

Newly published research indicates there's an almost one-in-four chance the mountain lions living in the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains could become extinct in those areas within 50 years as a result of urban encroachment, inbreeding, vehicle strikes, rat poison and wildfire, it was reported...
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Margaret Carrero
September 04, 2018 - 4:28 pm

Four New Mountain Lions Discovered in Santa Monica Mountains

(KNX 1070) -- Four mountain lion cubs have been discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains. Kate Kuykendall with the National Park Service says this latest case underscores the need for improved crossing over the 101 freeway in the Agoura Hills area. The two males and two females are likely the...
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