California’s 1,921-acre Mead Ranch protected in $24 million conservation deal

…butterfly, California tiger salamander and western pond turtle, along with other endemic wildlife. Marti Tedesco, POST’s senior manager of media and communications, described the area as important for wildlife. “ What we’ve seen is, in fact, this is pretty much one of the most vital linkages ,” Tedesco told the San Francisco Chronicle, referring to its importance not only for mountain lions and bobcats but also for other plant and animal species. The conservation group has not announced a detailed…