An iconic Los Angeles-area mountain lion dubbed P-22 has been euthanized after a medical exam found injuries and other health problems. U.S. National Park Service After a medical exam found numerous injuries and other health problems,
P-22, the mountain lion who was captured Monday in a Los Feliz backyard in a severely underweight and injured condition, was euthanized Saturday morning at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced.
P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, has been euthanized.
The mountain lion P-22 — who lived in the heart of Los Angeles for more than a decade and became the face of an international campaign to save California’s threatened puma population — was “compassionately euthanized” Saturday morning because of injuries the cat likely suffered after being hit by a car this week and long-term health concerns,
This Nov. 2014, file photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles. P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los ...