Decades of mountain lion data
Wildlife researchers across California studied mortality rates for mountain lions in 23 sites up and down the state between 1974 and 2020.
Mountain lions
per study area
100
40
10
Mountain lion
habitat range
Eastern Sierra
123 lions
Santa Cruz
Mountains
69 lions
Santa Monicas
55 lions
Santa Anas
67 lions total
Mountain lions
per study area
100
40
10
Mountain lion
habitat range
Santa Cruz
Mountains
69 lions
Eastern Sierra
123 lions
Santa Monicas
55 lions
Santa Anas
67 lions total
Mountain lions
per study area
100
40
10
Mountain lion
habitat range
Eastern
Sierra
123 lions
Santa Cruz
Mountains
69 lions
Santa
Monicas
55 lions
Santa Anas
67 lions total
Benson et al., California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sean Greene LOS ANGELES TIMES