Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, using telemetry to track mother and cubs near houses, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Justine Smith, setting up audio response equipment, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Sean McCain, setting up camera trap, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Anna Nisi, using satellite data to determine location of den in Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forest, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods Sta...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Anna Nisi, Justine Alyssa Smith, and Paul Houghtaling, collaring five week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Justine Alyssa Smith, holding five week old male cub for collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Paul Houghtaling and Anna Nisi, looking for kittens in den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Paul Houghtaling and Justine Alyssa Smith, using satellite data to determine location of den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Justine Alyssa Smith, using telemetry to track female, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) fifteen day old kitten in den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) fifteen day old kittens in den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) fifteen day old kittens in den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) fifteen day old kittens in den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Pilot, Mark Dedon, getting ready for take-off, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Livermore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) collar and gps data on computer, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Sean McCain, holding collar, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Sean McCain and Dolan Dillon, using telemetry to track male, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Redtick Coonhound (Canis familiaris) being fitted with tracking collar by houndsman, Troy Collinsworth, during attempt to re-collar a male puma, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, Californ...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Sean McCain, determining location of collared puma and land ownership in the surrounding area, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male in tree during attempt to re-collar him, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Uvas Canyon County Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male snarling in tree during attempt to re-collar him, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Uvas Canyon County Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Sean McCain, with Redtick Coonhound (Canis familiaris) pair and Plott Hound (Canis familiaris) waiting for a puma to climb down from a tree to chase it to a sa...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Redtick Coonhound (Canis familiaris) smelling ground to try and pick up scent of a puma, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Uvas Canyon County Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Justine Alyssa Smith, transferring blood for analysis, Santa Cruz Puma Project, UCSC Campus, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Chris Wilmers, placing satellite collar on sub-adult male, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Chris Fust and Justine Alyssa Smith, measuring canine teeth of sub-adult male during collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Justine Alyssa Smith and Chris Wilmers, taking blood from sub-adult male for analysis during collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, Cal...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Chris Fust, checking vital signs of sub-adult male during collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Chris Fust, checking vital signs of sub-adult male during collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Chris Wilmers, next to sub-adult male in box trap during collaring, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) tracking points displayed on gps with location of airplane used for aerial telemetry, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Paul Houghtaling, placing radio collar on six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Paul Houghtaling, placing radio collar on six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Paul Houghtaling, placing radio collar on six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, and pilot Mark Dedon, tracking mountain lions from airplane using telemetry, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, tracking mountain lions from airplane using telemetry, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Paul Houghtaling, placing radio collar on six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Paul Houghtaling, placing radio collar on six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Max Allen, holding six week old male cub, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Max Allen, holding six week old male cub, before biologist Paul Houghtaling places radio collar on him, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, Cali...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Max Allen, inside den in large root system, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Chris Fust, using telemetry to track mother and cubs, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologists, Max Allen and Chris Fust, looking at satellite tracking data before looking for den, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) six month old male cub feeding on Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) doe carcass at night, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Lexington Reservoir County Park, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) mother and six month old male cub feeding on Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) doe carcass at night, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Lexington Reservoir County Park, Calif...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) doe carcass covered with leaves by Mountain Lion (Puma concolor), Santa Cruz Puma Project, Lexington Reservoir County Park, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Justine Smith, setting up camera trap, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Sean McCain, setting up camera trap, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz Mountains, California