2021.11.04

The Lions of Los Angeles

The Santa Monica mountain lions are so inbred that they are starting to show genetic defects. An ambitious plan to build the largest wildlife crossing in the world could save them

SAVING the Santa Monica mountain lions will require connecting them to larger mountain lion populations north of L.A., such as the Santa Susana group to which this puma belongs. Source: National Park Service

SAVING the Santa Monica mountain lions will require connecting them to larger mountain lion populations north of L.A., such as the Santa Susana group to which this puma belongs. Source: National Park Service

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