Mountain lions need more room to roam, experts say

The National Park Service’s Seth Riley, left, and Jeff Sikich stand at a wall overlooking the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills, where a mountain lion was fatally struck by a car in October 2013 while attempting to cross. The area is part of a critical wildlife corridor. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Jan. 8, 2014 8:34 PM PT

Though a small population of mountain lions is surviving in the Santa Monica Mountains, signs of inbreeding and a cougar’s deadly crossing of the 101 Freeway suggest mountain lions need to be able to move more freely between open lands, wildlife experts say.

Urban wildlife expert Seth Riley walks a trail on Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy land near Malibu Creek State Park. The trail overlooks the location of a proposed wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway near the Liberty Canyon Road exit. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Mountain lions need more room to roam, experts say

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