Panthera was featured in Earth.com, Nautilus, The Inertia and more this week after its team co-authored a new study on mountain lions and human conflict. Using six years of GPS data from 36 Santa Cruz Mountains cougars alongside Strava trail data, researchers found that the cats rarely come within 100 feet of busy trails, moving faster and more directly when nearby.
Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to preserving wild cats and their critical role in the world’s ecosystems. Panthera’s team of leading biologists, law enforcement experts and wild cat advocates develop innovative strategies based on the best available science to protect cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards, tigers and the 33 small cat species and their vast landscapes. In 39 countries around the world, Panthera works with a wide variety of stakeholders to reduce or eliminate the most pressing threats to wild cats—securing their future, and ours.
