‘Stunning’: Female mountain lion is 99th to be tracked in Santa Monica Mountains study
LA TimesA Sept. 8 photo shows P-99, a female mountain lion estimated at 2 to 3 years old found in the western portion of the Santa Monica Mountains. The National Park Service has captured its 99th mountain lion for an ongoing study of the community of big cats living in the Santa Monica Mountains. For the record: A previous version of this article said the National Park Service study on mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains did not include Simi Hills and beyond. While the pumas’ population size remains elusive, it’s believed the Santa Monica Mountains can support 10 to 15 mountain lions at a time, excluding kittens, “because they need prey, they need their territory and the males typically really require quite a bit of space” — between 150 and 200 square miles, said Ana Beatriz Cholo, a public affairs officer for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Genetic analyses found that lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, along with another isolated population in the Santa Ana Mountains south of Los Angeles “have the lowest levels of genetic diversity ever documented in the West,” the National Park Service said.
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