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High-speed rail could doom mountain lions, other wildlife in Santa Cruz Mountains, biologists say
Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was featured in a San Jose Mercury News story about the potentially devastating impact on mountain lions and other wildlife of California's proposed high-speed train.
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How did a cougar find its way to San Francisco?
Puma expert Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was quoted in two San Francisco Chronicle articles about a mountain lion that was spotted in the city–and subsequently turned over to Wilmers for relocation.
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Chris Wilmers: Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC and Lead Investigator of the Santa Cruz Puma Project
Puma expert Chris Wilmers, professor of environmental studies, was featured in a podcast produced by BeProvided Conservation Radio.
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Mountain lions: Real threat to Bay Area hikers?
Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers shared his expertise about mountain lions with the KQED audience in a feature story about whether pumas pose a risk to Bay Area hikers.
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Mountain lions fear humans, fleeing when they hear our voices, new study reveals
New research into the behavior of mountain lions indicates that they don’t like encountering humans any more than we like bumping into them on hiking trails.
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African leopards revealed: Study documents minute-to-minute behavior of elusive cats
The elusive behavior of the African leopard has been revealed in great detail for the first time as part of a sophisticated study that links the majestic cat’s caloric demands and its drive to kill.
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LASER talk to spotlight research on pumas, filmmaking, river people, and ancient DNA
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first LASER talk of 2016 on Tuesday, February 2, on campus at the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Research Frontiers Evening features six talks on social science research
Six UC Santa Cruz professors will deliver lively “Ed Talks” describing how their research confronts and connects contemporary issues when the UCSC Social Sciences division holds its third annual Research Frontiers event.
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Female pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near, study finds
Female pumas kill more prey but consume less when their territories bump into human development, UC Santa Cruz researchers report in a new study based on monitoring more than two dozen pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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Leading conservationists call for a “unified and diverse conservation ethic”
UC Santa Cruz faculty are among conservationists leading the effort to resolve a polarizing debate over the reasons to conserve nature.
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Study of mountain lion energetics shows the power of the pounce
High-tech collars enabled scientists to track mountain lions in the wild and determine how much energy the big cats use to hunt their prey.