National Park Service, Santa Monica
Wildlife ecologist with the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains
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Seth Riley
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Iconic LA Mountain Lion A new celebrity took up residence in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood yesterday. No, not T Swift or Beyonce. It was P-22, the iconic Mountain Lion who usually roams Griffith Park. A shocked homeowner found the infamous cat under his house last night. Wildlife officials were called. Tennis balls and bean bags were thrown to coax out the mountain lion. But P-22 stayed put. Until a check up early Tuesday morning found the cat had reportedly left the building, wandering out on his own accord. What’s behind P-22’s fame? And his recent adventure into residential LA?
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New Images of Santa Monica Mountain Lions There are new pictures of mountain lions here in the Santa Monica Mountains. Rangers set up a remote camera near a deer kill and captured close-ups of a mother and two of her sleek, tawny 15-month-old cubs feeding on the carcass. Older lions have staked a claim to all the Santa Monica Mountains territory, while the younger ones don’t have their own territory. What are the dangers facing young lions looking for places to roam, and what does the future look like for our local mountain lions?
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