# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSIoaP_DCL3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37794411-centerforbiodiv-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-11T19:27:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

Good news for California mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and catamounts! 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife just announced that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s Endangered Species Act.

A final decision from the California Fish and Game Commission is expected in February.

“This is wonderful news for pumas across Southern California and the Central Coast, who desperately need our help,” said Sofia Prado-Irwin, Ph.D., a staff scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These majestic cats have suffered so much from habitat destruction and vehicle strikes, and it’s no wonder that state wildlife experts are calling for permanent protections. This is a chance to show how California prioritizes and protects the wildlife that makes this state such an amazing place to live.”

Today’s announcement comes after the Center and Mountain Lion Foundation petitioned the commission to protect six mountain lion populations in Southern California and on the Central Coast. 

California’s majestic pumas have been struggling in the face of diminishing and increasingly fragmented habitat. Deadly collisions with fast cars and widespread rat poison use also pose serious threats.

Get the rest of the story by going to the link in our bio and selecting this post 🐱🐱 

[Video description: Two adult mountain lions caught on camera in low light. Hail or rain patter against the camera. The mountain lions look back towards the camera, their eyes flashing in the light, before moving away.]

#California #EndangeredSpeciesAct #ESA #EndangeredSpecies #MountainLions #Puma

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endangeredspeciesact, puma, mountainlions, california, esa, endangeredspecies

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