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Mountain Lion Cub Born In Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

(National Park Service photo)
Researchers tracking mountain lion births in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Biologists say the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation area has a cute new resident, in the form of a mountain lion cub.

National Park Service and State Department of Fish and Wildlife researchers say they’ve discovered a four week old kitten. The parents are believed to be two mountain lions biologists have been tracking, the female known as P-23 and the male P-30.

However, the good news is tempered by concern that the cub may be the result of inbreeding because of limited habitat available to the mountain lions. Researchers have now documented more than a dozen litters of mountain lion cub kittens in the National Recreation area.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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