Was “some kind of star” is one “beloved animal”, in Los Angeles. Puma P-22 died, Saturday, December 17, report it Los Angeles Times.
There is mountain lion (“mountain lion”, or cougar), which had been caught on Monday, was “euthanasia from compassion” due to multiple health issues and injuries possibly resulting from a collision with a car, authorities said.
“It really hurts, and I know it”said Chuck Bonham, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, announcing the news during a press conference during which he “she choked back tears several times”according to the newspaper. “The last few days have been incredibly difficult. And for my part I felt the full weight of the city of Los Angeles ”.said the director.
“A true celebrity”
The animal was about 12 years old, according to scientists’ estimates, and lived in the heart of the City of Angels “for more than ten years”traces the great everyday life of the West Coast.
The P-22 surprised the world in 2012 when its fluffy hindquarters and black-tipped tail appeared in a photograph taken by a motion-sensing camera in Griffith Park. The teenage feline had made an unlikely trip to Griffith Park from his birthplace in the Santa Monica Mountains, crossing the Hollywood Hills and (two) freeways. […] (He) quickly became a bona fide celebrity, appearing in a glossy “National Geographic” feature showing the cougar prowling the Hollywood sign at night, muscles rippling under his tawny fur.
National Park Service and state Department of Wildlife officials agreed to capture the P-22 earlier this month after it began showing signs. “signs of discomfort” crescents, including three dog attacks in one month and some missed encounters with people walking through the Los Feliz and Silver Lake neighborhoods.
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