Coming off a particularly difficult year for area lion populations, biologists say the birth of these three females is cause for celebration.
That’s why researchers are excited to see three healthy females born into the area, said Jeff Sikich, lead field biologist for the NPS mountain lion study.
In this photograph provided by the National Park Service, two female mountain lion kittens are seen near a rock in Simi Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, Thursday May 18, 2023. National Park Service biologists announced mountain lion P-77 recently gave birth to three female kittens in the Simi Hills, in the Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountain ranges.
In this photograph provided by the National Park Service, a female mountain lion kitten is shown in Simi Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, Thursday May 18, 2023. National Park Service biologists announced mountain lion P-77 recently gave birth to three female kittens in the Simi Hills, in the Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountain ranges.
About half the time he goes out searching, Sikich said he hears the kittens first. This time he spotted them, despite the dense poison oak they were hiding in. The plant doesn’t trigger reactions in mountain lions the way it does many humans, he noted. Not as lucky, Sikich climbed in carefully, gloves and mask in place, to grab the kittens and take them back to two researchers waiting nearby.There in the field, the team checked the sex of each kitten.
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