I am a PhD Student at UC Santa Cruz. I’ve created CarnivoreCam as a site where I post pictures of animals captured by motion detecting cameras throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains. Many of these animals live within minutes of major Silicon Valley companies such as Google, Apple, Netflix, Facebook and many more. Here is a place to explore wildlife that is rarely observed - a touch of nature in the cradle of our modern technological society. hit counter Tumblr (3.0; @carnivorecam)http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/plaintofu: — 832F — Why does a wolf matter? What does an elephant matter? Because some people find...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52767212517http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52767212517Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:30:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f839ccdae9b2b158c13e314196e5c69b/tumblr_mo7u6jE77l1qmfispo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer in compromising position #deer #funny</p>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52692140693http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52692140693Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:32:43 -0700deerfunny<a href="http://santacruzpumas.org/2013/06/10/are-cougars-glamorous/#.UbZHeag80xs.tumblr">Are cougars glamorous?</a>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52655861882http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52655861882Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:39:23 -0700cougarnew york timespumaexpansion<a href="http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/night-camera-captures-extremely-rare-footage-of-mountain-lion-fishing-for-trout/#.UbDGhogYaLE.tumblr">Night camera captures 'extremely rare' footage of mountain lion fishing for trout | GrindTV.com</a>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52310355609http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52310355609Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:27:37 -0700Bear’s Visit Keeps Children Inside and a Town Buzzing: The unfortunate consequence of humans...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52231697748http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/52231697748Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:43:53 -0700bearurban wildlifetranquilizationMeet 38F : Santa Cruz Pumas: http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/51766355304http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/51766355304Thu, 30 May 2013 18:02:28 -070038Fhoundscemex@Post_fansFacebook foxes are famous!: While Facebook breaks ground on its lavish new Menlo Park offices, some...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/51104707341http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/51104707341Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:50 -0700foxfacebookurban carnivoresThe Downtown Puma – 39M: my reflections on 39M’s capture http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50640642284http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50640642284Fri, 17 May 2013 01:03:00 -070039Mpumadowntownsanta cruz<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1fdb899124d48eeefc69ac2e6518d4c/tumblr_mmt5sjevaf1qmfispo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Woodrat - it’s what’s for dinner!</p>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50446530930http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50446530930Tue, 14 May 2013 14:45:55 -0700woodratfoxpredationecologyNote to self: don't park your truck with a bed full of fish guts:...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50112951174http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/50112951174Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:26 -0700bald eaglealaska<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10151155253189707" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Skunks are more bad ass than mountain lions! what?</p>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/49393711147http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/49393711147Wed, 01 May 2013 16:16:00 -0700pumaskunkcompetitionI haven&#8217;t posted a picture from UC Santa Cruz for a while. But here are some nice game camera...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48893026149http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48893026149Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:47:00 -0700bobcatsquirrelpredatorucscI reblogged this from imgur! I guess the story is this coyote got on the Portland Max Train in 2002....http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48836871397http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48836871397Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:40:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7be79ca25bb8ebb5c84c2a18b7df82c8/tumblr_mlsp0yCdE11qmfispo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When using public transportation don’t take the seat next to the coyote. - Imgur</p>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48835436992http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48835436992Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:10:10 -0700First published study out!: Our first paper is out and you can read it for free! http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48234582154http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/48234582154Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:35:25 -0700Yes - the red flower was an interesting coincidence! We don’t know how she died - but it...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47737225990http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47737225990Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:37:34 -0700<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/sets/72157633145815881/">Panther released into the wild in Florida</a>http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47679742589http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47679742589Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:18 -0700Is This Dingo Mother Mourning Her Dead Pup?: In recent years we’ve seen a number of animals,...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47333051464http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/47333051464Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:15:43 -0700A tale of two pumas: 16M and 17M’s final chapters: http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/46974935869http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/46974935869Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:34:31 -070016M17MdeathPuma kittens Vs Coyotes: Amazing series of photographs showing puma kittens as they desperately try...http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/46864357281http://carnivorecam.tumblr.com/post/46864357281Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:28:00 -0700kittenpumacoyotechase