Wildlife experts say the famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and probably won’t be released back into the wild.
Tuesday's examination found the cat had an eye injury, probably received from being hit by a car.State and federal wildlife officials announced last week that they were concerned the aging cat “may be exhibiting signs of distress” due in part to aging, noting the animal needed to be studied to determine what steps to take.
P-22 was first captured in 2012 and fitted with a GPS tracking collar as part of a National Park Service study. The cougar is regularly recorded on security cameras strolling through residential areas near Griffith Park. “This is an old cat, and old cats get old-cat diseases,” Clifford said. “Any of us who had cats at home have seen this.”“We’re working through all of those issues and we’ll take a totality of the findings into account to try to make the best decision we can for the cat,” she said.
The cougar also is suspected of attacking another Chihuahua in the Silver Lake neighborhood this month.
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