According to CBS, city park rangers checked the lion's GPS tracker and discovered P-22 was on the prowl once again. Officials said the lion typically stays within Griffith Park but occasionally ventures into nearby neighborhoods when he gets restless.
Los Angeles County has banned trick-or-treating and Halloween parties for its residents this year over COVID-19 concerns. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) released its official “Guidance for Celebrating Halloween” earlier this week.
Inbreeding has long been identified as a major threat to the survival of mountain lions living in the isolated habitat of the Santa Monica Mountains, and biologists said on Wednesday that they have spotted the first physical abnormalities to develop in lions as a result of the limited genetic diversity.