"A 3-year-old mountain lion, the mother of two cubs, was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Route 74 in Orange County, according to the UC Davis California Carnivores Program. The two cubs, one male and one female, are 14 months old - essentially adolescents in the mountain lion life cycle. They were still being looked after by their shy, small mother, dubbed F390, at the time of her death on Sept. 4."
"Nájera and his team successfully collared F390's female cub on the evening of Sept. 20, outfitting her with the same kind of GPS tracking device they put on her mother so they can follow her movements and see how she fares in the wake of losing her mom. The cub's ID number is F436. "This will allow us to see how she's doing and let us know if we have to put any measures in place to facilitate her survival," he said."
A 3-year-old female mountain lion (dubbed F390) was struck and killed by a vehicle on State Route 74 in Orange County on Sept. 4, leaving two 14-month-old cubs orphaned. The cubs, one male and one female, were still under maternal care and would likely have remained with their mother for several more months to learn hunting and navigation. Researchers collared the female cub (ID F436) on Sept. 20 with a GPS tracking device to monitor her movements and assess whether intervention is needed. Traffic and habitat fragmentation are primary threats; the 2024 Roadkill Report estimates about 100 mountain lions are killed by vehicles annually. The California Carnivores Program, founded in 2001, uses GPS tracking to inform planners and conservation efforts aimed at reducing vehicular deaths.
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