Land purchase makes possible big-cat crossing over -- or under -- I-15 in Riverside County

[Judi Lynn]

By J. HARRY JONES
APR 28, 2018 | 5:20 PM
| SAN DIEGO




A pair of mountain lions in the Wilderness Gardens Preserve in San Diego County. (Nature Conservancy)

Mountain lions that roam two Southern California mountain ranges separated by a freeway are the impetus for a recent land purchase — the first step toward creating a wildlife crossing to enable the pumas to mingle and breed.

The Nature Conservancy has purchased a 73-acre property adjacent to the eastern side of Interstate 15 just north of the Riverside County line. On the other side of the freeway is an ecological preserve. The goal is to build a tunnel beneath or a bridge across the heavily traveled freeway to connect the Santa Ana and Palomar mountains.

The wildlife crossing would be built primarily for the benefit of the fewer than 30 lions that live in the Santa Ana range, which extends for 61 miles along the border of Orange and Riverside counties.

"Without it, the mountain lion population in the Santa Ana Mountains, which is already severely inbred, could disappear in the next 50 years," said Cara Lacey, associate program director at the Nature Conservancy.

More:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sd-big-cat-crossing-20180428-story.html

[S.E. TN Liberal]

1. There are some amazing animal bridges and tunnels already built around the World.

Check out what has already been built or planned.

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/animal-bridges-around-the-world/

[lunasun]

2. I donate to The Nature Conservancy -they have an A rating as a charity and do good things

like this
The Nature Conservancy donate if you can
https://support.nature.org/site/Donation2?df_id=12640&12640.donation=form1&sbid=B01&crid=EDP00&src=sea.awp.prnone&suslb=yes&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7s22xLre2gIVTtbACh3-wgTiEAAYASAAEgLS8_D_BwE

[Duppers]

3. As do I.

Nice to see our money doing good things.

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