Month: January 2021

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There’s another mountain lion in town looking for celebrity and he’s a beauty. Meet P-95, a one and a half year old male and the tenth mountain lion to be currently tagged and tracked.

Unfortunately there isn’t enough space to go around in the Santa Monica Mountains which is why the building of a wildlife crossing over the 101 is essential.

The plight of Mountain Lions is imaginatively told in a new book called “The Cat That Changed America”

which is based on the film now available through Video on Demand:

#lockdown #bigcats #california #mountainlions #nature #extinct #rare #thecatthatchangedamerica #books #caring #shelter #crossing #cats

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There’s some good news to start the first month of 2021 despite the worldwide gloom.

The three California Mountain lion cubs who lost their homes and were orphaned by last years wild fires have settled into their new home at Columbus Zoo.

The three cubs name Goldie, Captain Cal and Poppy met Jessie a mostly blind mountain lion and resident of Columbus Zoo. Jessie seems very interested in the cubs and is behaving in a maternal manner towards them.

Goldie has proved to be the boldest and has approached Jessie to play with her. Her sister Poppy is never far behind and will follow Goldie as they explore their new home. But Captain Cal is being wary and taking his time to get to know Jessie. Heart warming during these times.

#oaklandzoo #oaklandzoo #columbuszoo #wildlife #nature #lockdown #cheer #newyear

The Cat That Changed America features in Kelly’s Classroom Online. With fun and educational activities for children, this is a great way to get them involved in conservation and find out about the challenges facing not only mountain lion’s but all wildlife. Habitat loss, lack of connectivity and poisoning are just some of the issues facing animals in the wild.

https://www.kellysclassroomonline.com/2021/01/p22-mountain-lion.html

#homeschool #biology #nature #cats #shelterinplace #lockdown #hometeaching #school #conservation #teachathome #learningathome

Some good news to start 2021! The Cat That Changed America film is now available on Vimeo on Demand through the distributor Earth Touch.

The film which first premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival has been a popular favourite at other festivals such as Green Screen in LA, the New York Wildlife and Conservation Film Festival and the San Luis Obispo Film Festival. The story tells the incredible journey of P22 mountain lion from his birthplace in the Santa Monica Mountains to Griffith Park, crossing two major freeways along the way. It also tells the story of Los Angelenos and conservationists as they raise money to build a wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway. This is very timely as the crossing strikes ground this year.

#cats #cougars #documentary #wildlifefilm #wildlifefilmmaker #P22 #mountainlion #hollywood #conservation #books #movies #wildlifedoc