Meet P-95: Young male mountain lion tagged in Calif. By Jennifer Lu, Los Angeles Times
Published: February 2, 2021, 6:00am
Share: This young male mountain lion, named P-95, was captured in the central Santa Monica Mountains on Jan. 16. (Jeff Sikich/U.S. National Park Service)
LOS ANGELES The young mountain lion was in the central Santa Monica Mountains on a Saturday night when he crossed paths with some biologists.
They captured him, did a medical checkup, fitted him with a radio collar and gave him a name: P-95.
While they were working, they heard chirping noises and later spotted another big cat likely the young lion’s mother or sibling, according to a post about the Jan. 16 encounter on the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area’s Facebook page.