L31 2005 Den. Study team members visited the den site and found 3 kittens at the den of a L31 on June 6, 2005. The mother localized her movements in early May of 2005. L31 was first radiocollared in the 2005 winter, so we do not know if she had kittens in 2004.  Kittens were measured, blood samples were collected for DNA analysis, and a small ear tag was placed in each kitten’s ear.

The photographs below show the kittens, stages in processing the kittens, and some of the habitat associated with the den site.