With Southern California's Ventura County(just north of Los Angles) experiencing one of the largest fires in modern California history during the Christmas holiday season(The THOMAS WILDFIRE), it will be intersting to see how Wildife returns to the 230,000 acre burn site..........If enough contiguous unburned habitat offers sanctuary, perhaps over the next 10 to 15 years we will see a return of the wildlife matrix ...............If history from other Southern California fires plays out in Ventura, Coyotes and Deer will not miss a beat and continue to thrive in the burned region as rodents(Coyotes) and re-emerging grasses(Deer) will provide sustenance for these creatures.........If there is enough cover(fire tends to destroy some areas and leave others relatively unscathed), Pumas might stick around to dine on the ever-present deer.................Rabbits tend to get burned up in these intense fires so it is likely that Bobcats will take longer to re-use the burned area..........Rabbits being a key food for Bobcats

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WHAT HAPPENS TO WILD ANIMALS AFTER A WILDFIRE?

iN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER A CHAPARRAL WILDFIRE IN THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS IN 2013, BOBCATS AND RABBITS DISAPPEARED WHILE COYOTES,
DEER AND SKUNKS WERE THRIVING.

RABBITS ARE A KEY FOOD STAPLE OF BOBCATS. WITH RABBITS GONE, SO
GO THEIR PREDATOR, THE BOBCAT. RABBITS ARE NOT EASILY MOBILE DURING
WILDFIRE, SO EVEN THOSE THAT DID NOT GET BURNED UP LIKELY FOUND LITTLE
TO EAT ON THE SCORCHED GROUND. ADDITIONALLY, BOBCATS LIKE DENSE COVER AND THAT LARGELY EVAPORATES AFTER A SCORCHING WILDLFIRE.

COYOTES ARE THE ULTIMATE "GENERALIST" EATER AND FIND ABUNDANAT RODENT
POPULATIONS SURFACING AFTER FIRES.

DEER DINE ON THE TIPS OF REGROWTH THAT OFTEN APPEAR ON SHRUBS AND GROUNDCOVER PLANTS AFTER FIRE.

A coyote captured by a camera as part of the National Park Service's Springs Fire Wildlife Project. A year after the fire, coyotes were showing up twice as often in burned areas as in non-burned areas. 

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A mule deer is captured by a camera as part of the National Park Service's Springs Fire Wildlife Project. A year after the fire, mule deer were almost as common in burned areas as in non-burned areas. 

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