Ellie Bolas
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PhD Candidate in wildlife ecology @UCDavis she/her
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New open-access paper! Mtns lions in/around LA @SantaMonicaMtns shift diel activity in response to human recreation. Lions in areas with higher amounts of rec shift from crepuscular activity to nocturnality and rest more during the day. 1/5.
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Thank you @wildlifesociety for the nice article about our research!.
WILDLIFE NEWS: In the greater LA area, mountain lions and recreationists use the same areas. Researchers found that while mountain lions can’t really move out of the area, they are adjusting their active periods to avoid people. Read more here:
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Thank you so much to @NPRKelly and @npratc for the opportunity to discuss our research on how mountain lions in LA respond to recreation!.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ellie Bolas, the lead author of a seven-year study that suggests mountain lions in Los Angeles have adjusted their schedules to avoid human activity.
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Thank you @LAist for coverage of our study of how mountain lions in @SantaMonicaMtns shift diel activity in response to recreation!.
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New research reveals that mountain lions are more nocturnal in areas with higher recreational activity like hiking and biking.
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Thank you @ucdavis for the nice article about our new paper on how mountain lions respond to human recreation!.
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Mountain lions in greater Los Angeles are proactively shifting their activity to avoid interacting with cyclists, hikers, joggers and other recreationists, finds a UC Davis study.
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This coauthor team was awesome and featured a high school student and undergraduate! Most folks aren’t on social media but I appreciate them so much!!!! 5/5 @justinesmith.
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Mtn lions in LA deal w/ roads, habitat fragmentation, wildfires, & rodenticides- even small changes to activity may add stress to an already stressed pop. But their flexibility in diel activity likely helps support coexistence between lions and recreating people. 4/5
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In areas with more rec, mtn lions spent 1 more hour/day resting and stopped activity ~20 min earlier before sunrise. Female lions were more active during the day and closer to dawn/dusk than males. 3/5
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LA is 1 of 2 megacities w/ big cats, so recreating humans and mtn lions must share natural areas. P22 in Griffith Park (high rec) was one of the most nocturnal lions. Lions in the Santa Monica Mtns and Santa Susana Mtns (less rec), were more crepuscular. 2/5
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