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1,500 miles. Five crossings of Highway 101. Even a swim across the Russian River. All in search of somewhere to belong.

Puma 36 was a young mountain lion navigating Northern California in search of a territory of his own.

His journey took him through forests, farmland, highways, and neighborhoods, revealing just how difficult it can be for wildlife to move through a world increasingly shaped by us.

THE PATH OF PUMA-36 follows one extraordinary animal, and the people trying to find a better way to share the landscape with predators.

Because we’re not the only ones who live here.

Watch THE PATH OF PUMA-36 now on Wild
Commons. Link in bio!

Director/Producer/Edited by AmelieBluestone @thepathofpuma36
Produced by Ashton Whitman @ashtonwhitman24
Co-Produced by Leo Frank @leofrankproductions
Director of Photography: Megan Mullen @meganmullenproductions
2nd Unit DP: Kaeley Beam @kaeleybeam
Location Sound: Haley Foster @haleygracecreates
Sound Supervisor: Matt Michelangelo matthew.michelangelo
Contributing Composer: Jacob Kitchen @jacobinthekitchen
Colorist: Nissy Davis @nissy.davis
Trailer Editor: Joshua Zapf @joshua_zapf
In Association With: All Hands Ecology @allhandsecology @lwl_trailcameraproject True Wild @truewildconservation