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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.
Updated on January 27, 2021 at 10:22 am
NPS / Jeff Sikich
A 90-pound male mountain lion was captured in the Santa Monica Mountains by wildlife officials, who conducted a health check and fitted a GPS collar on the young cat, park officials said Tuesday.
The mountain lion,
named P-95, was discovered Jan. 16 and is believed to be roughly a year and a half old, according to officials with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
He is one of 10 mountain lions being tracked by scientists with the National Parks Service seven in the Santa Monica Mountains, two in Simi Hills and one in Griffith Park, according to park officials.
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