Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands, causing conflict and concern. If the Trump administration opens national forests further, it could get worse.

The Billings Gazette has been publishing stories cougar research for almost a decade. Here are some of the articles that can help you understand more about the elusive big cats.

The ranch real estate experts at James Bigley Ranches discuss mountain lion behavior and essential facts for landowners concerned about safety and wildlife management.

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is where train dreams come true, whether you’re five or seventy-five. This place proves that trains never go out of style, no matter how many cars and planes we invent ...

On February 12, 2026, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) voted 3-0 to list mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Southern and Central California as endangered under the California ...

FALLBROOK, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Fallbrook family got an unexpected and unsettling surprise this week when a mountain lion turned up in a backyard trap set to catch whatever had been killing their ...

The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to protect certain populations of mountain lions in the Golden State. Six isolated subpopulations of mountain lions in California are now ...

Portrait of Beautiful Puma in autumn forest. American cougar - mountain lion, striking pose, scene in the woods, wildlife America.© Evgeniyqw/Shutterstock.com Mountain lions living in Central and ...

Kittens from a local mountain lion population tracked by the National Park Service and UCLA in 2015. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service) This story was originally published by CalMatters.

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, ...

Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay ...

Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay ...