L.A.'s P-22 Has Been Put Down

The coolest cougar, the most obstreperous mountain lion to walk the hills of Los Angeles --- if not the only one to walk the hills of Los Angeles!

People are literally bawling over the death of this animal. 

At the Los Angeles Times, "P-22, L.A. celebrity mountain lion, euthanized due to severe injuries."

P-22 on the front page of today’s @latimes, in the photo that made him famous.

My obituary with @JamesQueallyLAT: https://t.co/Mg9ct3NeTL pic.twitter.com/Xt4i2pTppG

— Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) December 18, 2022

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of P-22, L.A.’s beloved mountain lion. We were just informed that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife made the difficult decision to euthanize him due to the serious injuries he suffered earlier in the week. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/2ZX7HYR0J7

— Natural History Museum of L.A. County (@NHMLA) December 17, 2022

We join our partners, friends, and community members here in Los Angeles, and around the world, in remembering mountain lion P-22: https://t.co/XOC1XCbico

Goodbye, P-22. Your scientific legacy will live on.

Photo by Steve Winter pic.twitter.com/4ZfISqgjF3

— Santa Monica Mtns (@SantaMonicaMtns) December 17, 2022