<p class="p1">A famous mountain lion in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> area has been captured after it recently carried out several attacks.</p>
<p class="p1">The lion, called P-22, is well known in the area and lived in Griffith Park, a 4,000-acre area in the Hollywood Hills. However, the animal has attacked two dogs and also been spotted near houses, leading to concern about its wellbeing.</p>
<p class="p1">Sarah Picchi, a resident of Los Feliz, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-12/p-22-captured-in-backyard-of-los-feliz-home-resident-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">told</span></a> the Los Angeles Times that the lion was captured in her backyard on Monday. She was working a little before eleven in the morning when someone rang at the entrance to her home.</p>
<p class="p1">“The woman said, ‘No, I’m with Wildlife. You have a lion in your backyard,’” Picchi said in an interview with the Times. “Of course, I knew it was P-22 because I’ve been <span class="s1">following the story</span>.”</p>
<p class="p1">Last week, authorities with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife <a href="https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-and-national-park-service-team-up-to-evaluate-p-221" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">announced</span></a> that the agency would “capture the world-famous mountain lion P-22 and bring him in for a health evaluation.” After the animal is assessed, veterinarians with the agency and National Park Service biologists will decide what the best way forward will be for P-22.</p>
<p class="p1">“P-22 has been reported near human dwellings close to his habitat in Griffith Park. Reports include sightings, video camera recordings and physical encounters with the lion,” the agency said in a press release. “P-22 is a remarkably old cat in the wild and, after being deemed responsible for killing a leashed pet last month, may be exhibiting signs of distress.”</p>
<p class="p1">The agency also called it “an unprecedented situation in which a mountain lion has continued to survive in such an urban setting.”</p>
<p class="p1">P-22 is thought to have <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mountain-lion-attacking-leashed-dog-in-hollywood-hills-caught-on-camera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> a chihuahua mix dog while a person was walking the dog on November 9, and also attacked another chihuahua. The owner of the second chihuahua fought back against the lion.</p>
<p>“My wife and I got Piper in 2014,” Daniel Jimenez, the first dog&#8217;s owner, said. “We rescued her and she was just the sweetest dog. We’re just devastated at the loss of our little dog.”</p>
<p>“I don’t want anything bad to happen to P-22,” Jimenez noted. “I just want people to be safe out there so that nothing like this happens again.”</p>
<p class="p1">In early 2012, P-22 was first seen in Griffith Park and has become famous in the area since that time.</p>
<p class="p1">Beth Pratt is the <span class="s2">California</span> regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation and is also in charge of the SaveLACougars effort.</p>
<p class="p1">“If Griffith Park was connected to other open space, P22 would have options,” she reportedly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/09/los-angeles-p22-mountain-lion-captured-distress" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">wrote</span></a> in a statement last week. “P22 might not be now traveling so close to the denser human-wildlife interface.”</p>
<p class="p1">It was previously <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-10/los-angeles-mountain-lion-p-22-capture-could-take-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s1">believed</span></a> that it could take a while to bring the animal in.</p>
<p class="p1">“It’s up to the cat,” Pratt said. “It could be a couple of days or it could be in a month. It just depends on how quickly the cat cooperates.”</p>

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