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Founder & Director

Korinna Domingo

director@cougarconservancy.org

(818) 415-0920


Korinna is a wildlife biologist from Los Angeles, California, USA. Before founding the Cougar Conservancy, she worked on a variety of wildlife projects in the field that include species such as Roosevelt elk, black bears, cougars, North American porcupines, and river otters. She received her B.Sc. in Wildlife Management & Conservation from Humboldt State University.


Korinna has worked throughout the western U.S. to enhance human-cougar relationships through education, outreach, conflict management, and science-based policy. 


In 2016, Korinna was part of the team that pushed for Assembly Bill 8, introduced by Assembly Member Richard Bloom, which would authorize, rather than require, the issuance of depredation permits. Out of this came the 2017 amendment to the depredation policy—also known as the “stepwise permit policy” or the “three-strike policy”—that added protections for cougars living in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California. 


Korinna was honored by California Senator Anthony Portantino in 2019 for her “dedication in educating the community about living with mountain lions.” During the same year, she co-led efforts to list Southern and Central Coast mountain lions under the California Endangered Species Act. In 2020, these imperiled populations were granted temporary protected status.


Korinna founded the Cougar Conservancy in April of 2020 after the legal killing of mountain lion P-56 caused a major uproar in the conservation community. She works collaboratively with state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and private partners to prevent, manage, and reduce human-cougar conflicts. 

Advisory Committee

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Miguel Ordeñana, M.Sc.

Miguel Ordeñana, M.Sc.

Miguel Ordeñana, M.Sc.

Carnivore Biologist

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Johanna Turner

Miguel Ordeñana, M.Sc.

Miguel Ordeñana, M.Sc.

Conservation Photographer & 

Director of Cougarmagic

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Tiffany Yap, Ph.D.

Tiffany Yap, Ph.D.

Tiffany Yap, Ph.D.

Scientist, Wildlife Corridor Specialist,

 & Author of the Mountain Lion CESA Petition

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Mark Lotz

Tiffany Yap, Ph.D.

Tiffany Yap, Ph.D.

Florida Panther Biologist

team & Partners

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Denis Callet

Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Ximena Gil, B.Sc.

Conservation Photography

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Ximena Gil, B.Sc.

Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Ximena Gil, B.Sc.

Education, Outreach, Field Assistant, Events

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Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Conservation Art, Policy, Science Writer

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Tabby Reed, M.A.

Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Leigh Douglas, M.Sc. Candidate

Outreach & Media

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Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Education, Outreach, Media, Development

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Sheryl Schroeder

Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Kelsey Bernard, B.Sc.

Conservation Art & Events

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Sean Coleman, B.Sc.

Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Media & Events

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Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Media & Events

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Alexa Bridges, B.Sc.

Arlene Vargas, B.Sc. Student

Alexa Bridges, B.Sc.

Outreach, Field Assistant, Events 

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Bear Bridges, B.Sc.

Bear Bridges, B.Sc.

Alexa Bridges, B.Sc.

Outreach, Field Assistant, Events, Technology

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Amy Duchene, B.A.

Bear Bridges, B.Sc.

Amy Duchene, B.A.

Youth Education

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Ron Wilson

Bear Bridges, B.Sc.

Amy Duchene, B.A.

Field Assistant

Cougar Conservancy

Los Angeles, California, USA

(800) 930-1087

The Cougar Conservancy is in affiliation with Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) a non-profit charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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