Los Angeles to memorialize late mountain lion P-22 with sculpture in Griffith Park

The wild feline made its home in the park before being euthanized in 2022 after showing signs of declining health

The city of Los Angeles will memorialize its most famous mountain lion with a bronze sculpture at Griffith Park, the 4,200-acre (1,700-hectare) stretch of land the cougar once roamed.

Known as “P-22”, the number assigned by the team of biologists that first identified him, the lion gained national fame after photographer Steve Winter captured an iconic image of him prowling through Griffith Park with the Hollywood sign in the background.