Blakey lab in the media

How two Bruins used film and science to reframe a ‘spooky’ speciesUCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast spotlights a fang-tastic north-south collaboration between Bruins — and an underappreciated animal hero.

October, 2025. Our Postdoc, Dr Joey Curti has been getting a lot of attention for his awesome film: Bat Boy! Stay tuned for its public release!

New study helps show how mountain lions are able to co-exist with humans in LANPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ellie Bolas, the lead author of a seven-year study that suggests mountain lions in Los Angeles have adjusted their schedules to avoid human activity.

2024 Dr Blakey's collaborative paper "Human recreation influences activity of a large carnivore in an urban landscape" authored with a PhD student (lead author, Ellie Bolas), an undergrad (Adam Pingatore) and high school student (Maya Mathur) during her time at UCLA gained a lot of media attention. Read the paper here!

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