Welcome to the Urban Carnivores Website!

The goal of this website is to inform the public about research being done on native carnivores in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties by UCLA and National Park Service biologists. It is also a platform to introduce you to some of the amazing things biologists encounter in the field, and what we are learning about the impacts of urban development on our native wildlife.  The website focuses on research conducted by UCLA and National Park Service biologists studying bobcats and mountain lions in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA).