🌿 Environment May 15, 2026 · Liz Kimbrough

Light pollution reshapes predator-prey dynamics at California’s urban edge, study finds

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Light pollution reshapes predator-prey dynamics at California’s urban edge, study finds
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A new study from two California counties finds that artificial light at night is a stronger driver of wildlife behavior at the edge of urban environments than noise. This has ripple effects for predators and prey. Researchers analyzed more than 35,000 camera-trap days from 61 stations in San Mateo county, on California’s central coast, and Orange county, in Southern California, between 2022 and 2024. They tracked an apex predator, the puma (Puma concolor); the bobcat (Lynx rufus); and an u

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