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Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Euthanized

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The mountain lion known as P-22, who lived in highly urban Griffith Park for more than a decade, was “compassionately euthanized” Saturday morning because of the serious injuries he suffered earlier this week and his generally poor condition, according to the California Dept.

of Fish & Wildlife’s director,. P-22 was thought to be about 12 years old. The National Park Service and the state’s wildlife department captured the mountain lion this week.

The lion had begun roaming further and further outside his Griffith Park domain, wandering into densely populated residential areas.

He recently attacked and killed a chihuahua and attempted to grab another small dog. Those attacks prompted officials to capture him for an examination.

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