The mountain lion known as P-22, who lived in highly urban Griffith Park for more than a decade, was “compassionately euthanized” Saturday morning because of the serious injuries he suffered earlie…
for more than a decade, was “compassionately euthanized” Saturday morning because of the serious injuries he suffered earlier this week and his generally poor condition, according to the California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife’s director,.The National Park Service and the state’s wildlife department captured the mountain lion this week. The lion had begun roaming further and further outside his Griffith Park domain, wandering into densely populated residential areas.
Experts said the cat was exhibiting what was termed “signs of distress” in the last month, and apparently was hit by a car and suffered an eye injury. Upon examination after his capture, he was said to be extremely underweight and suffering from a skin condition. P-22 was first spotted in Griffith Park 2013. The park is in the middle of urban Los Angeles, but its mountains were home to P-22, who could feast on mule deer and other small creatures while sticking to the high country. He was believed to have been born in the Santa Monica mountains, and had to cross two highly trafficked highways to get to Griffith Park. Once there, though, he was stuck, and his mating calls went unanswered.
“I sat near him, looking into his eyes for a few minutes, and told him he was a good boy. I told him how much I loved him. How much the world loved him. And I told him I was so sorry that we did not make the world a safer place for him. I apologized that despite all I and others who cared for him did, we failed him.
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