99% Invisible

Cougar Town

Nov 29, 2022

Miguel Ordignano, a wildlife biologist specializing in urban animals, shares his insights on the challenges faced by wildlife like P-22, a mountain lion thriving in Los Angeles. He discusses how urban development often fragments habitats, making it hard for animals to survive. Ordignano highlights innovative solutions like wildlife crossings designed to ensure safe passages for these creatures. P-22 has become a symbol of the movement to transform cities into safer environments for wildlife, igniting public support for conservation efforts.

29:36

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Miguel Ordignano

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Intro

2min

P-22: The Urban Mountain Lion

9min

Saving LA's Cougars: Wildlife Crossings in Urban Spaces

3min

Connecting Urban Wildlife: The P-22 Journey

9min

Exploring Wildlife Crossings and Their Impact

5min

Wildlife Crossings: Nature's Collaborators

5min

Wildlife and urban development don’t usually go well together. Roads in particular fracture the habitats of wide-ranging animals. It restricts their movements and makes it harder for them to find food or a mate. But biologists and urban planners have started working together –- crafting a plan to try to help pumas move more safely around the city. And in the process this one cat, dubbed P-22, has turned into something of a celebrity—the symbol of a movement to redesign our cities and make the built environment more friendly to animals.

Cougar Town

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