A mountain who was being tracked by National Park Service researchers has died of complications from notoedric mange, a highly contagious skin disease caused by a mite parasite, officials announced Monday.
The roughly 5-year-old female lion -- tagged P-65 -- was found dead by biologists on March 4 near a stream in the central Santa Monica Mountains and was the first mountain lion in a two-decade NPS research study to have died from mange.
The NPS reported the lion's case of mange was severe, which was “evidenced by hair loss and skin encrustation, especially on her face and head.'' Researchers further noted the lion was extremely emaciated at the time of her death. “We've had several radio-collared mountain lions that have contracted mange in the past although in previous cases we were able to treat them with a topical anti-parasitic medicine," said Jeff Sikich, a wildlife biologist with the NPS.
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