And in 2016, he was suspected of killing a koala at the L.A. Zoo. In November 2022, P-22 attacked and killed a dog that was being walked on a leash at night near the Hollywood Reservoir. Following this incident, there were several reports of sightings, close encounters, and attacks on other leashed pets in the residential and urban communities ...

P-22 (c. 2009/2010 – December 17, 2022) was a wild mountain lion who resided in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, on the eastern side of the Santa Monica Mountains. [1][3] P-22 was first identified in 2012 [4] and was the subject of significant media attention, including numerous books, television programs and other works of art. [5][6] ...

Dec 17, 2022 · Officials with the National Park Service and the state’s wildlife department decided to capture and evaluate the mountain lion earlier this month after he began to exhibit increasing “ signs of...

P-22, or officially, P-022, or Puma 022, was the oldest big cat in the National Park Service's mountain lion research program for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. He was also L.A.'s most famous mountain lion. He was the direct offspring of P-001, the very first big cat in the research program.

Mar 11, 2016 · A koala in the LA Zoo was mauled to death last week. Zookeepers have named a possible culprit: P-22, a mountain lion living in Griffith Park, was caught on zoo surveillance cameras the night...

Dec 18, 2022 · P-22, a mountain lion who has spent years in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, has been euthanised after likely suffering injuries in a "vehicle strike," officials say. The big cat made made headlines last month after he attacked and killed a resident's leashed chihuahua.

Mar 11, 2016 · On March 3, one of the Los Angeles Zoo’s koalas was killed. Though the attack wasn’t recorded, they did find still photos of the likely perpetrator: P-22, Griffith Park’s most famous ...

May 4, 2023 · It’s been five months since he died, but Los Angeles residents still can’t seem to shake their obsession with the mountain lion known as P-22. Fans wear pins and T-shirts that feature his...

Dec 21, 2022 · Los Angeles is mourning its beloved mountain lion P-22, who was euthanized over the weekend due to health issues including injuries sustained from a vehicle strike. It's a tragic ending for an...

Dec 17, 2022 · On Saturday, the hearts of P-22's fans were shattered when the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that, due to his old age and a host of serious heath issues, the legendary...