Stop California SB 818!
Protect mountain lions in El Dorado County from a back-door hound hunting season. Sign the Mountain Lion Foundation’s petition today!
SB 818 would create a permit for taking mountain lions with hounds, allowing the public to purchase a license to chase and harass mountain lions. The bill is contrary to the provisions of Proposition 117, the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990, and contrary to the spirit of wildlife protection and restoration that won that proposition broad and sustained public support.
This bill is founded on flawed scientific claims and would interfere with existing research in the region proposed for a pilot study. Because SB 818 is based on a misunderstanding of the behavior and ecology of mountain lions, it risks significant harm to that specially protected species, and to the human and ecological communities that coexist with and rely upon mountain lions.
SB 818 is:
- Unlawful
- Bad science
- Bad for mountain lions
- Bad for communities, pets, and livestock
There are more effective and cheaper solutions to reduce human-wildlife conflict. The Mountain Lion Foundation and our conservation partners strongly oppose this legislation as an unnecessary and harmful threat to mountain lions and Californians.
TAKE ACTION NOW
There are so many ways to join this fight for California’s cougars:

SIGN THE PETITION OPPOSING SB 818
Add your voice to thousands of others opposing SB 818. Your signature matters in showing legislators the widespread opposition to this bill.

ATTEND AN APRIL WEBINAR
Join Beth Pratt (California Regional Director, National Wildlife Federation), Dr. Winston Vickers (Director, California Mountain Lion Project), and Josh Rosenau (Director of Policy & Advocacy, Mountain Lion Foundation) to learn more about SB 818, its implications, and how you can effectively advocate against it.

READ OUR OPPOSITION LETTER
Read the Mountain Lion Foundation’s formal letter to legislators detailing our opposition to SB 818.
READ THE MOUNTAIN LION FOUNDATION’S LETTER TO THE BILL’S AUTHOR

LEARN FROM A LOCAL
Hear from Roger Trout, El Dorado County resident, who opposes this bill and understand how it would impact his community.

LEARN ABOUT THE LEGAL OPPOSITION
Review the legal analysis from our partners at Greenfire Law explaining why SB 818 contradicts existing California law and conservation principles.