Exam Finds Famed LA Mountain Lion May Have Been Hit by Car

Exam Finds Famed LA Mountain Lion May Have Been Hit by Car
A mountain lion known as P-22, in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles in November 2014. U.S. National Park Service via AP
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LOS ANGELES—The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and was probably struck and injured by a car, wildlife experts who conducted a health examination on the big cat said Tuesday.

The male cougar, whose killing of a leashed dog has raised concerns about its behavior, probably won’t be released back into the wild and could be sent to an animal sanctuary or euthanized, depending on its health, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.