P-22 Day Festival: Ever been at a party where the guest of honor was running late? Or maybe didn’t show at all? First things first: P-22, the much mooned-over mountain lion that many of us flat-out adore, will not be at his big bash. But those who love urban-dwelling critters, like the sizable cats that...
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LAist | 27 Fabulous Events Happening This Weekend In Southern California
To recognize the importance of our resident cougars, the city of L.A. declared Oct. 22 to be P-22 Day. L.A.’s favorite mountain lion even has his own festival, which is part of Urban Wildlife Week. Check out a VR experience of wildlife crossings, meet local rangers, hear experts talk about coexisting with wildlife, view urban...
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LA Weekly | Los Angeles’ most famous furred resident celebrated during annual P-22 Day Festival
Mountain lions live alongside us throughout Southern California, but the reclusive big cats might as well be dream apparitions because they are rarely seen by most humans. Their existence is seriously threatened by such non-natural forces as rat poison and being hit by cars, but the annual P-22 Day Festival — named after the lonely...
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KCRW | 5 design things to do this week: Oct 14 – 20
In the concrete jungle of Los Angeles, life has become tough for the region’s native mountain lions, who are kept from roaming and mating in the Santa Monica Mountains by obstructions like freeways (not to mention they are also vulnerable to poisoning). P22, a lion who miraculously made his way to Griffith Park, where he...
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Construction Review | California to construct World’s largest highway overpass for wildlife
The government of California is set to construct the World’s largest highway overpass for wildlife in Southern California. The project will try to fend off the extinction of mountain lions and other animals that require more room to roam. The current price tag of the project is US $87m, with 20% of that coming from...
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Los Angeles Magazine | The Cougar Bridge Across the 101 Will Be an Epic Feat of Fundraising
California transportation officials and environmentalists are planning to construct the largest animal crossing on earth to save mountain lions and other threatened species from extinction. The project—a 200-foot-high bridge across ten lanes of the 101 Highway 35 miles from Downtown L.A. so that animals trapped in the Santa Monica Mountains can access feeding and breeding areas across...
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The Week | Mountain lions and other wildlife will soon be roaming above a busy L.A. freeway
In order to help mountain lions and other animals struggling with isolation in the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles is building the world’s largest wildlife corridor, which will cross busy Highway 101. “The ecosystem needs to be reconnected for all wildlife,” Beth Pratt of the National Wildlife Federation told The Guardian. “Segmentation impacts animals both large and small,...
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The Asian Age | California to build wildlife crossing over major highway
Los Angeles: Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making a huge Los Angeles park his home, the lonesome big cat has become a symbol of...
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Smithsonian | California Will Build the Largest Wildlife Crossing in the World
A planned animal overpass set to stretch over Los Angeles’ 101 Freeway has entered its final design phase, Christopher Weber reports for the Associated Press. Dubbed the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing, the 200-foot-long bridge—expected to provide safe passage for lions, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes and other wild creatures—is on track for groundbreaking within the next two...
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CBS News | World’s largest highway overpass for wildlife on track in California
Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making a huge Los Angeles park his home, the lonesome big cat has become a symbol of the shrinking...