P-22 Laid To Rest
Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California’s most famous mountain lion #P22, Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna73677

Rest easy, big cat. We all love you. #RIP #P22

Tribes Bury Southern California’s Famed Mountain Lion, P-22
by STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
06 March 2023
https://apnews.com/article/p22-hollywood-mountain-lion-tribes-570174ec23cad52019d3b1fc09159056/gallery/4314add0275f46bbbb6ffab0ec741223

"Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California’s most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed.

"After making his home in the urban Griffith Park — home of the Hollywood Sign — for the past decade, P-22 became a symbol for California’s endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. The mountain lion’s name comes from being the 22nd puma in a National Park Service study.

"The traditional tribal burial included songs, prayers and sage smoke cleansings, according to Alan Salazar, a tribal member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians and a descendent of the Chumash tribe.

"Mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers in the Chumash, Tataviam and Gabrielino (Tongva) the Chumash, Tataviam and Gabrielino (Tongva) tribal communities."

#MountainLion
#P22
#LosAngeles
#Chumas
#Tongva

The Los Angeles Public #Library is a treasure. I can borrow books, e-books and e-magazines AND watch streaming videos AND access newspaper websites AND stream/download music - all for free with my library card!

(@awalkerinla - I got a #P22 card to replace my old card. If you're interested, go get one soon - my branch didn't have many left!)

P22 image credit: Steve Winter and National Geographic.

@BigJesusTrashcan

Sven, P-22, and the Los Angeles River drain cover cats are the holy Trinity of Angelenic Feline-vangelism!

#LosAngeles
#Sven
#P22
#LARiver
#CatsOfMastodon
#Catstodon
#DrainCoverCats
#AngelenoLOLogy

Los Angeles' new library card has #P22 on it! Dude, I want to apply just to get one.

@snorerot13 Awww.... #lapl #P22
https://lapl.org/p-22

I never got to catch a glimpse of #P22 but the poop i stepped on during a griffith park hike one time might have been his.

I never got to catch a glimpse of #P22 but the poop i stepped on during a griffith park hike on time might have been his.

#P22
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RT @NBCLA
Los Angeles' most famous mountain lion will be celebrated in the park he used to roam. http://4.nbcla.com/fZiCbZr
https://twitter.com/NBCLA/status/1621584832877699073

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/tickets-for-p-22-memorial-at-greek-theatre-on-sale-monday-morning/ #p22

All tickets claimed for #P22 ‘celebration of life,’ but Greek Theatre event will be live-streamed.

https://tinyurl.com/bdeasjww

Mountain lion #P22 to be remembered at celebration of life memorial at Greek Theatre.
https://abc7.com/p22-mountain-lion-celebration-of-life-greek-theatre/12623096/?fbclid=IwAR0N2dnlNDZFc7sJEs4wTEO85DdB6mrerBnTuyA73VCKoWtsshkQ-DDvtnc

“For [Weshoyot] Alvitre and fellow #Tongva artist Mercedes Dorame, the death of the mountain lion hit particularly hard because the cat’s story of displacement reflects that of their own people.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-20/he-mirrors-us-tongva-artists-see-the-indigenous-story-in-the-tragedy-of-p-22 #P22 #LosAngeles

Originally posted yesterday. #RIP #P22

"Even in death, the mountain lion known as P-22 is caught between two worlds." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-23/what-to-do-with-p-22s-remains-native-americans-call-for-a-ceremonial-burial-in-griffith-park

#P22 #MountainLion #LosAngeles #WildLife

On Franklin Avenue, west of Western.
#P22 #RIPP22 #Hollywood

Wonderful tribute to our favorite big cat and the city he made a little wilder. #P22 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-12-19/p-22-mountain-lion-puma-los-angeles

That time when P-22 got a massive shout-out on the Hulu series, "This Fool" earlier this year:

#P22 #ThisFool #RIPP22 #RIPBustANut #RIPFatAss

That time when P-22 got a massive shout-out on the Hulu series, "This Fool" earlier this year:

#P22 #ThisFool #RIPP22 #RIPBustANut #RIPFatAss