A non-profit group which provides support for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has made a major donation to the National Park Service to support research. The Santa Monica Mountains Fund gave $75,000 to the Park Service for efforts to study the mountain lion, bobcat, and coyote populations.
The work includes the use of radio tracking devices and remote video cameras to track wildlife. The fund has been helping to support the research efforts for years.
The Fund is involved in efforts to reduce the use of rat poison, which has been killing wildlife by entering the food chain.
It’s also backing a project to build a wildlife crossing over Highway 101 in the Agoura Hills area, after studies have shown the freeway is a major barrier to animal movement.
