The life of Los Angeles’ most famous mountain lion followed a path known only to the biggest of Hollywood stars: Discovered on-camera in 2012, the cougar adopted a stage name and enjoyed a decade of celebrity status before his tragic death late last year.
n the Hollywood Hills and likely attacked another weeks later. Wildlife officials said the puma seemed to be “exhibiting signs of distress,” in part due to aging.
While fame is fleeting for most celebrities, P-22's legacy lives on — though in what form is now up for debate. A year before P-22's death, Ordeñana — the wildlife biologist whose camera first spotted the cougar and is now a senior manager of community science at the Natural History Museum — had applied for a permit from the state for the museum to receive the mountain lion's remains when he died. Typically an animal carcass would be discarded.
“We’re trying to see what can we do differently — regarding outreach, regarding our process — that is feasible for us as an institution," Ordeñana said,"but respectful of both the scientific and the cultural-historic legacy of these animals.” Beth Pratt, the California executive director for the National Wildlife Federation who emceed Saturday's memorial and a key player in developingsaid it's important to balance the different arguments to ensure the diminishing LA cougar population has a future.
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