First tracked mountain lion crosses Los Angeles freeway
This May 22, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows the mountain lion known as P-64, also known as the "Culvert Cat," during one of his many crossings of U.S. Highway 101 freeway in Agoura Hills, Calif. (U.S. National Park Service via AP)
LOS ANGELES — Officials say for the first time during a 17-year study of mountain lions, one of the big cats has been documented crossing Interstate 405 in Los Angeles.
The National Park Service said Thursday that P-61 navigated the massive freeway between 2 and 4 a.m. on July 19 in Sepulveda Pass.
The NPS called it a rare feat.
In the same area where P-61 crossed, a mountain lion dubbed P-18 was hit and killed by a vehicle in 2011. A lion not tracked by scientists was killed along the stretch in 2009.
The most famous big cat to cross the 405 is P-22, a lion that lives in Griffith Park. P-22 was not collared at the time, so little is known about his journey.
