Mountain lions in Southern California could soon be considered a threatened species, with officials saying that they face threats posed by freeways, rat poison and wildfires.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending that the state grant threatened special status to roughly 1,400 mountain lions roaming the Southland and the central coast of the state, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. The state is home to roughly 4,170 mountain lions.
The agency submitted the recommendation during a California Fish and Game Commission meeting on Wednesday…