P-22 - A Puma's Story

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The campaign to build the wildlife crossing has raised more than $105 million from foundations and private donations. A lot of it on the back of P-22's story. The whole thing has been a success beyond Beth and her colleagues' wildest imaginations.

Wildlife and urban development don’t usually go well together. Roads in particular fracture the habitats of wide-ranging animals. It restricts their movements and makes it harder for them to find food or a mate. But biologists and urban planners have started working together –- crafting a plan to try to help pumas move more safely around the city. And in the process this one cat, dubbed P-22, has turned into something of a celebrity—the symbol of a movement to redesign our cities and make the built environment more friendly to animals.

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