- He was hit with a tranquilizer dart in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood.

The famous P-22 puma, captured in 2019. / Wikipedia

They capture P22, the Hollywood cougar

Los Angeles' most famous cougar, known for roaming the freeways and making its home in a sprawling urban park, was captured Monday by wildlife officials who want to examine the big cat after it killed a dog that was being walked. in Hollywood hills.

The cougar, nicknamed P-22, wears a GPS-tracking collar as part of a National Park Service study and is regularly recorded by security cameras strolling through residential areas near Los Angeles' Griffith Park, a wilderness area and picnic.

P-22 was in stable condition after being hit with a tranquilizer dart in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood near the park, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement with the National Park Service.

Sarah Picchi, a Los Feliz resident, revealed to the Los Angeles Times that P-22 was tranquilized in her backyard shortly before 11 a.m. Picchi said Fish and Wildlife agents knocked on his door and said, "You have a lion in your yard."

"Of course, I knew it was P-22 because I've been following the story," he told the newspaper. According to an anonymous report received Sunday night, P-22 may have been struck by a vehicle. After being examined, authorities "will determine the best next steps for the animal, while prioritizing the safety of the surrounding communities," according to the joint statement.

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