The animals are also constantly at risk from car strikes, exposure to rat poison, disease and limited gene flow. In an effort to protect these mountain lions, the California Fish and Game Commission granted them threatened species status on Thursday.
The protection status granted by the California Fish and Game Commission covers six groups of mountain lions from the Central Coast and Southern California under the California Endangered Species Act. This indicates that the commission has determined these animals could face extinction without intervention. The affected species can be found from the Bay Area all the way down to the Mexican…
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