A witness said that the mountain lion pulled the Chihuahua off the dog walker’s leash.
, there is speculation that the mountain lion who snatched the dog was the famous “P-22″, an 11-year-old mountain lion living in nearby Griffith Park.that he didn’t blame the mountain lion because it is what wild animals do.
“I don’t want anything bad to happen to P-22. I just want people to be safe out there so that nothing like this happens again,” Jimenez toldP-22 gained notoriety over the years as a symbol of wild animals trapped by sprawling development. P-22 crossed multiple freeways before making Griffith Park its home.
In early 2022, construction began on a large wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The star of the fundraising campaign for the project was the P-22, according to P-22 does wear a tracking collar, but park services have not yet confirmed if the mountain lion killed the dog.“The drought means there are less rabbits and other wildlife in the area, so P-22 is looking for food. This is his home and we have to adapt,” a Hollywood Hills resident told
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