P-22 Crossed Barham Boulevard

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The typical range of a male mountain lion is 150 square miles, but P-22 has only nine square miles to work with. He's been spotted roaming around the Hollywood Hills and some other well-to-do neighborhoods surrounding the park. Nearby residents believe he may have ventured out of Griffith Park because of the heat.

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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