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Los Angeles Times
National
Laura J. Nelson

A P-22 postage stamp? US Rep. Schiff kicks off effort to honor LA's celebrity cougar

LOS ANGELES — Since P-22's death in December, the most famous mountain lion in Los Angeles has been honored with roadside tributes, half a dozen murals and an upcoming celebration of life in Griffith Park is expected to draw thousands.

Now, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, R-Calif., is pushing for a more permanent honor: a P-22 postage stamp.

In a letter sent Friday to the federal committee that recommends new U.S. stamps, Schiff wrote that P-22 was a "magnificent and wild creature, who reminded us all that we are part of a natural world so much greater than ourselves."

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