Miguel discovered a mountain lion in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It's the first documented case of a cougar making it this far into the urban core without getting run over and killed. The park service captured and tagged P-22 with a GPS collar. By following his movements, they've been able to get a better sense of his health,. They did match his genetics with a male that they studied, who was his dad, which is the dance for Puma 1.
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.
Cougar Town