The Cat in the Bottleneck
A young male puma must cross freeways and developed areas to reach the Diablo Range — or his population edges toward local extinction.
Photo by Sharon Osberg
A young male puma must cross freeways and developed areas to reach the Diablo Range — or his population edges toward local extinction.
Photo by Sharon Osberg
Innovative Wild Cat Research and Conservation
Camera traps, fecal surveys, hair surveys, bioacoustics, and health biomarkers across two continents give us the data to act precisely where it matters most.
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Working with landowners, policymakers, government agencies, and indigenous communities to identify and maintain corridors where wild cats can move through safely.
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Equipping communities with tools to live alongside wild cats — reducing conflict, building the understanding that fuels long-term protection.
Coexistence resources
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Tracking puma movement, survival, and habitat use across the greater Bay Area — building the science needed to protect corridors between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range.
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Studying puma movement and Andean cat behavior across Patagonia's steppe. GPS collar data is reshaping conservation boundaries for protected areas across the region.
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Tracking bobcat survival, reproduction, and movement through the fragmented wildland-urban interface — building the case for wildlife corridor protections across the East Bay hills.
Community volunteers in wildlife research undergo a personal transformation that extends far beyond fieldwork — catalyzing neighborhood-wide shifts toward valuing and protecting local wild cats.
Wildlife crossings and smarter road design are reconnecting habitat fragmented by highways — giving pumas, bobcats, and other wild cats safe passage across the landscapes we share.
Ella Murphy shares what it's like working alongside puma researchers in the field — from checking camera traps on cattle ranches to building the case for habitat corridors across the Bay Area.
Whether you're a scientist, a hiker, or a wildlife photographer — there's a role for you in wild cat conservation.
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