LOS ANGELES — Since capturing P-22 earlier this week, wildlife officials struggled with the best path for the celebrity mountain lion who spent more than a decade roaming Griffith Park and the hillsides of Los Angeles.
State officials ultimately decided to euthanize P-22 at 9 a.m. PST Saturday due to serious health issues.
“This really hurts and I know that. It’s been an incredibly difficult several days,” said Chuck Bonham, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “And for myself I’ve felt the entire weight of the city of Los Angeles.”
