P-22, celeb mountain lion and Griffith Park’s most wished large cat, was captured Monday morning in a Los Feliz yard, California Fish and Wildlife introduced.
Resident Sarah Picchi mentioned the lion was caught close to Franklin Avenue and St. George Road within the Franklin Hills space.
The California Division of Fish and Wildlife confirmed P-22 was captured after they acquired an nameless tip that he was hit by a automobile within the space. Officers couldn’t affirm if the mountain lion had been struck by a automobile however mentioned he was “in secure situation.”
P-22 had been looked for analysis by the Nationwide Park Service and the California Division of Fish and Wildlife after “exhibiting some indicators of misery” in current weeks, together with killing a leashed Chihuahua and attacking one other canine.
Picchi was on a piece name round 10:50 a.m. when she heard somebody buzz at her entrance gate stating they had been with “one thing wildlife.”
Pondering they had been canvassing for a wildlife charity, Picchi instructed them it was not a superb time.
“The lady mentioned, ‘No, I’m with Wildlife. You will have a lion in your yard,’ ” Picchi mentioned in an interview with The Instances. “After all, I knew it was P-22 as a result of I’ve been following the story.”
Picchi then opened her entrance gate, letting within the wildlife personnel, who instructed her she and her canine ought to stay indoors whereas officers tried to sedate P-22 with a dart.
Photographs and movies shot by Picchi present Fish and Wildlife and Nationwide Park Service personnel carrying the massive, sedated feline in a inexperienced blanket and analyzing him earlier than loading him right into a wildlife crate and placing the crate behind a truck.
Picchi was instructed that P-22 had been in her yard for the reason that night time earlier than.
“We have now 1 / 4 of an acre and there are loads of timber. I believe he was simply resting down there,” she mentioned. “He regarded wholesome.”
The Nationwide Park Service and Fish and Wildlife labored collectively to seize P-22 however had not set any traps within the space after they acquired the nameless name. They had been in a position to monitor down his location via his GPS collar.
“CDFW veterinarians and NPS biologists will decide one of the best subsequent steps for the animal whereas additionally prioritizing the security of the encompassing communities,” the businesses mentioned in a joint assertion.
P-22 is present process an veterinary analysis, and it’s unclear the place he’ll head subsequent.
