P-78. Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area
Uploaded: , Thursday, Apr 1, 2021
By Kev Kurdoghlian
P-78, a mountain lion that was being studied by the U.S. National Park Service, was found dead near San Francisquito Creek in Valencia, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area announced on
National Park Services biologists received “a mortality signal from P-78’s radio collar” on Dec. 26, according to the tweet. The male mountain lion lived in the Santa Susana Mountains and had “a penchant for crossing (Interstate 5),” the tweet continued.
Biologists determined that P-78 had a broken front left leg and suspect that he was hit by a car.
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