P-22 was euthanized Dec. 17 after being examined by wildlife officials who captured him following signs of distress, including a series of attacks on pet dogs in the area.
LOS ANGELES - A final necropsy conducted on famed Los Angeles-area mountain lion P-22 determined the cat was suffering from"multiple severe injuries" and chronic conditions that limited his ability to function in the wild, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
The exam also identified an older traumatic injury that included a rupture in the diaphragm leading to herniation of the liver and sections of connective tissue from the abdomen. Toxicology testing determined that P-22 had been exposed to rodent poison -- a common malady of lions in the wild -- but he was not showing any poisoning symptoms.
Likely born in the Santa Monica Mountains, P-22 somehow found his way to his tiny, nine-square-mile home in Griffith Park, separated from his birth area by two of the busiest freeways in the world. "P-22 was a fascinating animal to study," Jeff Sikich, the lead field biologist of the NPS mountain lion study, said in a statement."Not only was he an important ambassador for urban wildlife, but his scientific contributions were also many.
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