![Chris Wilmers, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, is leading a team of scientists on the so-called Bay Area Puma Project, which hopes to tag mountain Chris Wilmers, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, is leading a team of scientists on the so-called Bay Area Puma Project, which hopes to tag mountain](https://worldanimalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cougar-UCSC.jpg)
Chris Wilmers, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, is leading a team of scientists on the so-called Bay Area Puma Project, which hopes to tag mountain
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Santa Cruz Puma Project Archives - Sebastian Kennerknecht PhotographySebastian Kennerknecht Photography
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Tracking data show how the quiet of pandemic-era lockdowns allowed pumas to venture closer to urban areas
Sempervirens Fund - For more than a decade, the Santa Cruz Puma Project has been studying mountain lions (or pumas) and exploring how humans impact puma behavior, movements, and survival. Learn more
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