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Living with Mountain Lions
Presentation by Zara McDonald, Felidae Conservation Fund Executive Director
Saturday, September 14, 3:00pm
$10 at the door, no RSVP necessary
Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center
900 Sanford Rd. (corner of Occidental Rd.), Santa Rosa, CA 95401

California-based and globally-working wild cat conservationist Zara McDonald, Executive Director of Felidae Conservation Fund, will give an engaging and inspiring presentation about mountain lions and the work currently underway to study and protect them. Felidae Conservation Fund is a non-profit that aims to advance the conservation of wild cats and their habitats planet-wide through a combination of groundbreaking research, compelling education, and cutting-edge technology. Felidae’s local project is the Bay Area Puma Project - the first large-scale research, education and conservation program for mountain lions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

These keystone predators (also called pumas and cougars) play a critical role in maintaining the health and biodiversity of our ecosystems. However, expansion of human populations is causing increasing encounters and conflicts between humans and pumas, and growing tensions in our local communities. Zara will discuss mountain lion ecology and history, the challenges of sharing the habitat with mountain lions, and offer essential tips for living and recreating without fear in puma habitat.

09-14-2013

Living with Mountain Lions