Everyone knows the big hitters in the Golden State, but California is packed with sumptuous mountain towns that remain off the tourist radar.

Most people in Southern California have never seen a mountain lion in the wild. And never want to. Yet, these sleek, wild, predator cats roam the foothills and mountains from Ventura to San Diego, slipping in and out of millions of backyards and dozens of ...

The early September death of a female puma along the highway connecting Riverside and Orange counties in the Santa Ana Mountains has wildlife advocates calling for more protection for California’s vulnerable mountain lion population. Officials from the ...