P22 is currently being cared for at a top facility in California following his capture on Monday. He had to be taken in by the wildlife biologists as his behaviour has changed.

The medical prognosis isn’t good. He is underweight. And he has once again contracted mange which likely means he has been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides (rat poisons) passed up the food chain in the prey he eats. He has cuts on his face and an eye injury which suggests he may have been hit by a car.

What the biologists are adamant at the moment that P22 is NOT going to be euthanised and may spend the rest of his life in care. Save LA Cougars have also offered to pay his medical bills. Further tests are to be done, including a scan to assess his facial trauma.

P22 is a wild animal, and despite our affection for him, we should not anthropomorphise him. Yet he is an extraordinary wild animal, crossing two freeways in search of a new home and has made a living in the second densest city in America and has stolen the hearts and minds of millions of Angelenos as well as having legions of fans around the world.

“Everybody understands … the importance of this animal to the community and to California. And so if that kind of decision has to be made, I just want everybody to understand that it’s not something that’s taken lightly. It’s very deeply thought about. And if something like that does happen, we recognize the sadness of it,” said CDFW Deputy Communications Director Jordan Traverso.

For now please pray for P22.

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Following the Chihuahua incident in the Hollywood Hills last month, P22 has been captured and his vitals assessed by the National Park Service and Wildlife Biologists who monitor him. He has been taken to a top facility in California for care.

P22 was first discovered in February 2012, by wildlife biologist Miguel Ordenana, when he was two years old, photographed via a camera trap as documented in The Cat That Changed America.

Now P22 is 12 years old, an old age for a mountain lion in the wild, who typically live for 10 years. But the celebrity lion, has recently changed his behavior and was captured for a medical evaluation. The scientists will then decide what is best for his welfare.

P-22 has recently become more active outside of his Griffith Park domain according to some reports and there is concern that incidents with dog walkers may increase. In the past P22 has studiously avoided coming into contact with humans, avoiding joggers and dog walkers.

“P-22 has always been in an unprecedented situation,” says Save LA Cougars Beth Pratt. “Never has a mountain lion lived in such an urban setting in one of the world’s most populated cities. He is also a remarkably old mountain lion, living well past the normal life expectancy of his kind, and may now be exhibiting signs of distress. Although he has always been impacted by the isolation the freeways caused him, as P-22 has aged, the challenges associated with living on an island of habitat seem to be increasing and the scientists are noting a recent change in his behavior.”

Now Biologists from both the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Santa Monica Mountains National Park Service (NPS) plan to capture P-22. After a health and medical evaluation, the veterinarians will determine next steps for him.

“P-22 has given us so much,” says Beth Pratt. “He is a beloved wild mountain lion that survived against all odds, and his plight of being trapped in Griffith Park after making a perilous journey across two of the busiest freeways in the country showed the world how harmful our roadways can be to mountain lions and all wildlife.”

What do you think should happen to P22? Write in the comments section. And you can watch his life story in The Cat That Changed America and read the book.

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Will P22 have a happy ending? Read his story in The Cat That Changed America

You may have read reports in the news of a dog being attacked in the Hollywood Hills this week. Reports suggest it may have been P22 as a collared mountain lion was seen in the area, captured by security footage on a residential street near the Hollywood Reservoir. A dog walker out on an early evening walk with two small dogs, witnessed the mountain lion take one of the small dogs, a Chihuahua named Piper.

The local park service confirmed it was P22, and the incident happened within his territory. While we love P22, we have a healthy respect that mountain lions are wild animals. Small dogs resemble their prey and P22 was just doing what any mountain lion would do. P22 is also the suspected culprit of taking a female koala from the LA Zoo in 2016.

Dog walkers should be vigilant or avoid taking their small dogs for walks at dawn or dusk when mountain lions are active. Remember you are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be attacked by a mountain lion. To find out more about co-existing with cougars you can register for a free online event this Monday November 21st with Save LA Cougars bit.ly/nov21-talk

And you can find out more about P22 in the film and book called The Cat That Changed America on Vimeo on Demand and Amazon.

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P22 caught catnapping on a Los Feliz neighbours doorstep

Happy P22 Day today! October 22nd and if you’re in Los Angeles head over to Griffith Park to join in the festivities and celebrate Urban Wildlife Week #urbanwildlife #urbanwildlifeweek #authors #p22day #savelacougars #nationalwildlifefederation #reading #kidsbooks

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WATCH: https://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/p22

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Watch P22 mountain lion:

http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/P22

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Live today at the Liberty Canyon Site over the 101 freeway – breaking ground with Governor Newsom for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, Agoura Hills, California. Congratulations to Save LA Cougars and all the donors of the crossing.

The wildlife crossing has been 10 years in the planning and was also inspired by P22 mountain lion who made an incredible journey crossing two freeways to reach Griffith Park. The aim of the crossing is for all wildlife to benefit from connectivity, especially mountain lions who are in danger from genetic inbreeding in the Santa Monica Mountains. You can find out more about the amazing story to build the crossing in The Cat That Changed America on Vimeo

http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/P22

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And you can read the story in an engaging paperback book or kindle on Amazon or through Barnes and Noble.

It’s really happening – the much anticipated wildlife crossing to mark the construction of the now $90m crossing – called the Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing – will take place on Earth Day, April 22nd. Building of the crossing will mostly happen at night and the project will be completed three years later in early 2025. Congratulations to the National Wildlife Federation, Save LA Cougars, all the sponsors and donors involved.

You can find out more about the development of the wildlife crossing in The Cat That Changed America which you can stream online.

And the book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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In this incredible sight, P22 Mountain Lion, The Cat That Changed America is filmed drinking from a neighborhood pond in LOS FELIZ

https://abc7.com/p22-mountain-lion-sightings-los-feliz-neighborhood/11733357/?fbclid=IwAR3xsvOVlTyDl5dX3uYA1rFfjFIPgFezM-G-ZCNr9NkNfhRhG-An2Qjch9c

P22 The Cat That Changed America is features in both the LA TIMES and DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD this week as he’s spotted in SilverLake

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-26/mountain-lion-believed-to-be-p-22-is-seen-roaming-in-silver-lake-neighborhood

Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Visits Silver Lake Once Again This Weekend

Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Visits Silver Lake Once Again This Weekend

10 years ago this week – on February 12th 2012, P22 mountain lion was discovered in Griffith Park. “It was like finding the Chupacabra!” says wildlife biologist Miguel Ordenana who spotted the backside of P22 on one of his camera traps while doing a census of the wildlife in the park.

Since then P22 has entered our national consciousness and has become our favourite big cat and a bonafide Angeleno.

He has inspired a generation of conservationists, artists, writers and poets with his amazing tale of resilience and fortitude and above all adaptability. P22 is one of the few big cats to live in the middle of a major metropolis.

Friends of Griffith Park has put together an amazing 10 year anniversary timeline on their website and The Cat That Changed America is proud to be part of P22’s story.

The National Wildlife Federation and Save LA Cougars have been raising money for a Wildlife Crossing over the 101 freeway to help other mountain lions like P22. You can find out more about the Wildlife Crossing here:

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This wildlife crossing is so important as genetic diversity among LA’s mountain lions is “much lower than anywhere else across California, or anywhere else across the West where people have studied mountain lion genetics,” says Seth Riley with the National Park Service. “There’s room essentially for 10 to 15 adults … that’s too small in the long run.” A report by UCLA finds the iconic cats will go extinct in 12 to 15 years unless their gene pool expands.

You can watch The Cat That Changed America here:

And you can read about his amazing story in a book of the same name to accompany the film:

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♬ original sound – Tony Lee Moral

Find out about the inspiration of the making of the book and film in this TikTok video and please share to raise awareness about P22.

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