P-22, LA's most famous mountain lion, captured after killing dog
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Known for roaming across freeways and making a sprawling urban park his home, P-22 was captured for examination after he killed a dog that was being walked.
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Known for roaming across freeways and making a sprawling urban park his home, P-22 was captured for examination after he killed a dog that was being walked.
Famed Griffith Park mountain lion P-22 was captured on Monday in the backyard of a Los Feliz home, with state and federal wildlife experts planning to evaluate the big cat’s health in the wake of several recent attacks on pet dogs.
Officials said that the Southern California mountain lion P-22 had been captured on Monday before being transported to a wild animal care facility for evaluation.
A mountain lion that attacked and killed a Los Angeles resident's chihuahua last month has been captured, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service said
P-22, the mountain lion at the center of a days-long search across Los Angeles, has been captured. Officials now believe the famous big cat may have been struck by a car.
P-22 has lived in Griffith Park for a decade, earning nicknames like the "Hollywood Cat" and the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions." He is undergoing health evaluations after exhibiting signs of distress.
