Hi John,

Mountain lions in California are being pushed closer to the brink.

Vehicle strikes and habitat loss are constant threats to their lives — and rat poison is making things even worse.

At the Center for Biological Diversity we're doing all we can to save these great cats. Please help us today with a gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.

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When the lion known as P-54 was killed by a car in the Santa Monica Mountains last year, she was carrying four unborn kittens. All had rat poison in them.

In one study 39 out of 40 lions tested positive for rodenticide. And several mountain lions in Southern California have been killed by it.

But there's hope: Legislation the Center sponsored is one step closer to becoming law. It would expand a ban on toxic rat poison and save all kinds of wild animals — not just lions.

More than half of the state's wildlife tested has been exposed to these poisons. Even children and pets are at risk.

The precarious situation of California's mountain lions is a perfect illustration of the pressure human population puts on the last, brave remnants of the wild. If mountain lions and other species are to survive, we have to make room for them — now.

The beloved lion P-22, who was killed in December, was also suffering from multiple infections never before documented together in a California mountain lion.

And he's not alone. P-81, a lion killed in January, also had abnormal physical traits — signs that these creatures are under extreme stress.

New wildlife crossings are planned for the area, another result of Center-sponsored legislation. These corridors will allow lions to search for food and mates without having to cross wide, dangerous highways.

We have to be vigilant on all fronts to tackle the multiple threats these animals face.

Please help by giving to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.

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For the wild,

Kierán Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity

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