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A new paper in the journal Current Biology found that mountain lions in California's Santa Cruz Mountains proactively avoid heavily trafficked trails, demonstrating a natural coexistence with human recreation.
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Santa Cruz Mountains, California, United States
Who
John Morgan, Chris Wilmers, Mark Elbroch, Matthew Sharp Chaney, UC Santa Cruz, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Panthera, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
What
A new paper in the journal Current Biology found that mountain lions in California's Santa Cruz Mountains proactively avoid heavily trafficked trails, demonstrating a natural coexistence with human recreation.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:12:00 GMT · 4h 7m ago
Where
Santa Cruz Mountains, California, United States ·
Why
Researchers wanted to understand how local mountain lions deal with chronic high levels of recreation in their habitats and how the behaviors of both mountain lions and people might contribute to conflict.
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How this affects you
This research suggests that mountain lion habituation should not always be equated with danger, offering new perspectives for wildlife management and human-wildlife coexistence, particularly for the threatened mountain lion population in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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3 events in this thread- Health & Science4h 7m agoA new paper in the journal Current Biology found that mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains proactively avoid heavily used trails, and habituation to humans does not explain conflict locations.Open article
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