A mountain lion attack occurred at Tapia Park, located within Malibu Creek State Park on Sept. 1. This attack is California's 26th verified attack since 1986, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Package ran live for NewsWaves32 on Sept. 10. A mountain lion attacked a 4-year-old boy and escaped up a tree before park rangers euthanized the cat. The … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Attack at Malibu Creek State Park: Necropsy Report Results
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The Fine Print: The Essential Mountain Lion Preparedness Guide
Being tucked away in the Santa Monica Mountains gives Pepperdine its characteristic sweeping ocean views and adds a nice element of privacy and security on campus.As we enjoy our mountainous home and bask in the California sunlight, it can be easy to forget about some of our furry neighbors lurking nearby. While seeing deer by the CCB or a bunny on Lower Dorm Road is a fun … [Read more...] about The Fine Print: The Essential Mountain Lion Preparedness Guide
Glowing Cities: Light Pollution’s Effects on Health and the Environment
Photo by Milan Loiacono. Mary Margaret Davis contributed to the reporting in this piece. On Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles went dark. The Northridge earthquake caused a mass power outage — 625,000 households lost power, hundreds of fires broke out and approximately 2 million Angelenos had the opportunity, many for the first time in their lives, to see the Milky … [Read more...] about Glowing Cities: Light Pollution’s Effects on Health and the Environment
Pepperdine Administration Takes Action to Prevent Mountain Lion Activity Amid New Sightings and Deer Attack
Photo courtesy of the Department of Public SafetyVideo courtesy of Sarah Blase University officials continue to monitor mountain lion activity on campus after three separate sightings were confirmed last week at the Facilities Service Pad, in a tree near Tiner Court and between Hayes and Peppers Halls, where a mountain lion attacked and killed a deer between the two freshman … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Administration Takes Action to Prevent Mountain Lion Activity Amid New Sightings and Deer Attack
Pepperdine Professor Encounters Mountain Lion on Graduate Campus
Photo courtesy of Robert ShearerIt was just after 9 p.m. when Professor of Decision Science Robert Shearer was walking his dog, Maisie, at the Drescher campus outside of his faculty condo. It had been drizzling rain so visibility was poor. As they were making a loop around the graduate campus a mountain lion was right in front of Maisie“All of a sudden, silently but very … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Professor Encounters Mountain Lion on Graduate Campus
