‘This really hurts’: LA’s celebrity mountain lion P-22 euthanized
by Matthew Cantor in Los Angeles and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#66YV6)
Experts and officials mourn cougar who became an iconic ambassador for wildlife' in the city
The reign of Los Angeles's most famous mountain lion - hailed as an ambassador for wildlife" in the city - has come to an end, after health and behavioral concerns led to P-22's euthanization.
The cougar, who became another LA celebrity after making his home in the city a decade ago, went to sleep" on Saturday morning, according to state wildlife officials.
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