Presentation
by Zara McDonald, Felidae Conservation Fund Executive Director Saturday, September 14, 3:00pm
$10 at the door, no RSVP necessary
Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center
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900 Sanford Rd. (corner of Occidental Rd.), Santa Rosa, CA 95401
California-based
and globally-working wild cat conservationist Zara McDonald, Executive Director
of Felidae Conservation Fund, will give an engaging and inspiring presentation
about mountain lions and the work currently underway to study and protect them.
Felidae Conservation Fund is a non-profit that aims to advance the conservation
of wild cats and their habitats planet-wide through a combination of
groundbreaking research, compelling education, and cutting-edge technology.
Felidae’s local project is the Bay Area Puma Project - the first large-scale
research, education and conservation program for mountain lions in and around
the San Francisco Bay Area.
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These
keystone predators (also called pumas and cougars) play a critical role in
maintaining the health and biodiversity of our ecosystems. However, expansion
of human populations is causing increasing encounters and conflicts between humans
and pumas, and growing tensions in our local communities. Zara will discuss
mountain lion ecology and history, the challenges of sharing the habitat with
mountain lions, and offer essential tips for living and recreating without fear
in puma habitat.
