Previously, we were based in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where in collaboration with Craighead Beringia South, Panthera’s Teton Cougar Project focused on collecting comprehensive data about the behavior and ecology of pumas over a 17-year period simultaneous with wolf recolonization. Using satellite-GPS collars, motion-triggered cameras, and other novel research methods, our scientists tracked puma movements, recorded new behaviors in the wild, identified dens, and monitored kittens from an early age. The team's extraordinary body of research work is among the most comprehensive ever compiled on the species and comprises much of the recent science elucidating these elusive creatures.
Today, we are conducting a large-scale, collaborative project on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, where we partner with Tribal Nations to study mountain lion dispersal and the effects of habitat fragmentation on wildlife populations. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe co-leads the project with us. Additionally, Panthera works in and near Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile, where we are focused on puma-rancher conflict, supporting safe puma tourism, and determining the relative abundance and genetic health of the local population.