P-22: The Life & Death of an L.A. Cougar with Miguel Ordeñana & Beth Pratt

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Very special episode for a very special cat. The day after the legendary Los Angeles mountain lion P-22 took his last breath, we talked with Natural History Museum wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana about his decade-long study of P-22 after discovering him in Griffith Park. Beth Pratt of #SaveLACougars and the National Wildlife Federation also shares how P-22 fueled her passion for saving this species from extinction — and we hear what one animal meant to millions of Angelenos. Learn all about how a cougar got into a city park, how he survived the journey from home, what he ate, how he captivated the world and how he changed the way we see urban wildlife. Also: the circumstances that led to his death this week, and the legacy he leaves. This one means a lot to us, so share it if you can.

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's your neighbor who exercises in denim, alleyward back with an episode of
0:05.3	allergies.
0:06.6	That was very challenging to make both technically and emotionally, but it's here and I'm so
0:11.6	glad we finished it.
0:13.0	So this past Saturday, the King of Los Angeles, the animal of our eye, bid farewell and left
0:19.3	his niche empty.
0:20.8	And you maybe saw a headline about a mountain lion in LA or you wondered why P22 was trending
0:29.1	on Twitter.
0:30.1	So we hear at allergies scrambled to put together this week's urgent and really heartfelt
0:36.2	celebration of the story of his life and the specific events that led to his death.
0:42.7	So P22 was a Puma.
0:44.3	Those are also called Mount Lions, Cougars, Ghost Cats, great name.
0:49.1	And since his discovery in 2012, he has been in news headlines as like an LA and a national
0:55.1	treasure.
0:56.3	But recently he'd been showing some unusual behavior, including attacks on dogs and local
1:02.0	residents.
1:03.0	We will get into it later.
1:04.7	And this week, he died.
1:06.7	So we'll discuss exactly what went down with two experts who have known and loved him
1:12.6	for years.
1:13.6	But first, I wanted to talk to some non-experts, just regular folks the day after his death.
1:38.5	So it's Sunday, December 18th, 2022.
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