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DESCRIPTION:The Santa Cruz Group of the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club Presents: 
 Mountain Lions, Habitat Fragmentation and Us\n\nChris Wilmers, the founder 
 and lead researcher for the Santa Cruz Puma Project will give a slide show 
 presentation demonstrating how this group tracks mountain lions as part of 
 its research on how roads and development "fragment" animal 
 habitat.\n\nSince the project began in 2008, 39 mountain lions have been 
 fitted with specially designed high-tech GPS collars able to track and 
 document their location, movements and activities. Human development is now 
 the biggest threat to these cats, who need an up to 100-square-mile 
 territory to hunt, breed and raise their young. "We need to understand what 
 their habits are, or we’ll lose them completely," says Wilmers. The 
 group's website contains a map of mountain lion travel routes in the Santa 
 Cruz mountains, a place where they were thought to be extinct a few decades 
 ago. Animal movement data has become one of the primary tools in managing 
 and conserving wildlife.\n\nChris Wilmers, PhD is an Associate Professor of 
 Environmental Studies at UCSC who has written numerous articles for 
 scientific journals and given many professional speeches on his research. 
 He has also been the recipient of many awards and 
 grants.\n\nhttp://santacruzpumas.org/\n\n\nWhen: Thursday, September 26 at 
 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. social mingling time with healthy refreshments 
 provided).\n\nWhere: The Live Oak (Green) Grange Hall at 1900 17th Ave. 
 near Capitola Road in Santa Cruz.\n\nPlease join us for this very 
 environmentally relevant presentation! Parking is available, but try to 
 arrive sustainably. \n\nFree, Donations appreciated. All are welcome. Tell 
 your friends.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/13/18743168.php
SUMMARY:Mountain Lions, Habitat Fragmentation and Us
LOCATION:The Live Oak (Green) Grange Hall at 1900 17th Ave. near Capitola Road in 
 Santa Cruz.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/13/18743168.php
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