More than a decade ago, National Park Service (NPS) researchers collected coyote scat from 14 sites in and around the Conejo Valley. They wanted to understand the diet of local coyotes. Researchers…
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In June 2016, a mountain lion, P-39, gave birth to three kittens, P-50, P-51 and P-52. On December 3, she was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the 118 Freeway…
MORE THAN 50 YEARS BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WAS CREATED, TOPANGA WAS HOME TO A REMARKABLE CONSERVATIONIST AND NATURALIST WHOSE GOAL WAS TO SHARE HIS LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE OF…
Dr. Stephen Frantz, looking a bit rumpled, sports a shock of silvery hair that he’s frequently too busy to trim. Now technically retired, but actually more active than ever, he recently engineered…
New 71-acre Fran Pavley Meadow acquisition will double the amount of permanently protected core habitat along the 101 freeway leading to the proposed wildlife passage over the eight-lane freeway. In mid-November 2016,…
In the case of the mountain lion known as P-45, no news really is good news. The big cat–P for puma, 45 for the number assigned by the National Park Service’s (NPS)…
Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC) Chair Roger Pugliese reported that The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) announced Thursday it has closed escrow on 96 acres of pristine land in…