/ Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Content for UC Davis en /news/southern-california-mountain-lions-genetic-connectivity-dangerously-low <p>If a dangerously inbred puma population in Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is to survive in the future, an urgent need for genetic connectivity must be met, according to two scientific papers from a team of researchers coordinated by the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Davis, and involving scientists at the University of Wyoming and the University of Massachusetts–Amherst.</p> June 14, 2017 - 11:00am Katherine E Kerlin /news/southern-california-mountain-lions-genetic-connectivity-dangerously-low /news/lion-tale-humans-cause-most-mountain-lion-deaths-southern-california <p>The biggest threat to Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ mountain lions is us, confirms a comprehensive 13-year study of the population’s mortality and survival from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Davis.</p> July 15, 2015 - 11:30am IET WebDev /news/lion-tale-humans-cause-most-mountain-lion-deaths-southern-california /news/highway-runs-through-it-mountain-lions-southern-california-face-genetic-decay <p>Cut off by freeways and human development, mountain lions in Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ are facing a severe loss of genetic diversity, according to a new study led by the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Davis, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.</p> <p>The study, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, represents the largest genetic sampling of mountain lions, or pumas, in Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. It raises concerns about the current status of mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains, as well as the longer-term outlook for mountain lions across Southern ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ.</p> October 08, 2014 - 11:01am IET WebDev /news/highway-runs-through-it-mountain-lions-southern-california-face-genetic-decay