The Santa Rosa Plateau, a nature conservancy preserve in Southern California, is the backdrop for this alert cougar, attention fixed, ready to pounce. The composition is made up from the unique plant life and rocks found in this park. I have often found signs of cougars present but only had one fleeting glimpse off in the distance, of one in the park. So I worked from reference of a rescued cub, that as a young adult I was able to go in the cage with.