Mountain lion behavior in a fire-prone megacity / Curr. Biol., Oct. 20, 2022 (Vol. 32, Issue 21)

In this video abstract, authors Rachel Blakey (UCLA/Cal Poly Pomona), Seth Riley, and Jeff Sikich (National Park Service) discuss the results of their paper with implications for the future resilience of a mountain lion population persisting in a megacity with a changing fire regime. Check out the paper at http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01476-2. R.V. Blakey, J.A. Sikich, D.T. Blumstein, and S.P.D. Riley (2022). Mountain lions avoid burned areas and increase risky behavior after wildfire in a fragmented urban landscape. Curr. Biol. 32. And read more great research at http://www.cell.com/current-biology/home.