Protecting mountain lions requires more than science, policy, and coexistence. It requires a strong foundation of supporters, partners, educators, advocates, and communities working together toward a shared vision for the future.
By investing in relationships, communications, organizational strength, and long-term stewardship, we help ensure that mountain lion conservation remains effective, resilient, and enduring for generations to come.
Protecting mountain lions is not a short-term effort. It is a long-term commitment to healthy ecosystems, connected landscapes, and future generations.
Building the capacity, partnerships, and public support needed to sustain that work is essential to achieving meaningful conservation outcomes. The stronger our community becomes, the greater our collective impact can be.
Working together to achieve more.
Conservation is powered by people.
Connecting people to the mission.
Building a foundation for the future
Collaboration with researchers, wildlife agencies, conservation organizations, Indigenous communities, land trusts, educators, and local partners helps expand our collective impact and strengthen conservation outcomes.
Donors, monthly supporters, advocates, volunteers, and community members make this work possible. Their commitment sustains the long-term effort required to protect mountain lions and the landscapes they shape.
Through newsletters, storytelling, webinars, social media, and public outreach, we help build understanding, engagement, and support for mountain lion conservation.
Investing in leadership, technology, partnerships, and organizational capacity ensures that conservation efforts remain effective, adaptable, and sustainable.
Mountain lion conservation is built through long-term relationships. We are committed to transparency, accountability, and meaningful engagement with the people who make this work possible.
Whether someone gives once, joins Puma Protectors, attends a webinar, signs a petition, follows our work, or shares our mission with others, we believe every contribution deserves recognition and respect.
By sharing stories, reporting impact, and creating opportunities for deeper engagement, we help supporters see the difference they are making for mountain lions and the ecosystems they help sustain.
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Behind every conservation success are people who invest their time, energy, expertise, and resources in the future of wildlife and wild places.
Together, these contributions create the capacity needed to advance science, strengthen coexistence, influence policy, and protect mountain lions for generations to come.
California Wildlife Officials Recommend Threatened Status for Central Coast and Southern California Mountain Lions Historic recommendation follows years of advocacy by Mountain Lion Foundation and Center for Biological Diversity In
Mountain lions play an important role in shaping healthy ecosystems, but lasting conservation depends on people as well. Coexistence helps ensure that wildlife, communities, and landscapes remain connected and resilient for generations to come.
These relationships are part of a larger ecological story. Scientists call it a trophic cascade. We call it The Lion Effect.
Protecting mountain lions is a long-term commitment, and every role matters. Whether you support our work, partner with us, stay informed, or share our mission with others, you help strengthen conservation for generations to come.
