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Famed LA mountain lion’s death shines light on tribal talks

People pose for pictures with a cutout of P-22 and the Hollywood sign during a celebration of life for the deceased wild mountain lion, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) National Geographic photographer Steve Winter holds a postcard of his famous image of P-22 during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Beth Pratt, California executive director for the National Wildlife Federation and a key player in developing the wildlife crossing, speaks during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion known as P-22, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Beth Pratt, California executive director for the National Wildlife Federation and a key player in developing the wildlife crossing, speaks during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion known as P-22, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Merchandise with the likeness of P-22 is displayed for sale during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) John Tostado, of Burbank, wearing a P-22 mask, listens to speakers during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Robin Walsh smiles with a puppet of P-22 she designed and built during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion known, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Hundreds of people listen to performers and speakers during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion known as P-22, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Hundreds of people, some wearing lion ears, listen to speeches and performances during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion known as P-22, who died late last year, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) Keymi Ordeñana helps her son, Miguel Ordeñana, walk around during the P-22 mountain lion memorial on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Keymi Ordeñana is the wife of Miguel Ordeñana and their son is also named Miguel Ordeñana. The elder Miguel Ordeñana is a wildlife biologist whose trail camera first captured a photo of P-22, the famed mountain lion in Griffith Park who was euthanized in December. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) Beth Pratt, California executive director for the National Wildlife Federation and a key player in developing the wildlife crossing, speaks during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion who died and gained fame as P-22, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) People wear mountain lion ears to celebrate Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during a public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People pose for pictures next to a cardboard cutout of Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during his public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) Keymi Ordeñana helps her son, Miguel Ordeñana, walk around during the P-22 mountain lion memorial on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Keymi Ordeñana is the wife of Miguel Ordeñana and their son is also named Miguel Ordeñana. The elder Miguel Ordeñana is a wildlife biologist whose trail camera first captured a photo of P-22, the famed mountain lion in Griffith Park who was euthanized in December. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) Beth Pratt, California executive director for the National Wildlife Federation and a key player in developing the wildlife crossing, speaks during a celebration of life for the wild mountain lion who died and gained fame as P-22, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP) People wear mountain lion ears to celebrate Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during a public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People pose for pictures next to a cardboard cutout of Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during his public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People wear mountain lion ears to celebrate Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during a public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People pose for pictures next to a cardboard cutout of Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during his public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People wear mountain lion ears to celebrate Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during a public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) People pose for pictures next to a cardboard cutout of Hollywood's most famous mountain lion, P-22, during his public memorial put on by the "Save LA Cougars," at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio) Alan Salazar, a tribal member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, looks at a taxidermy of a mountain lion at a museum in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. In tribal communities here, mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers, according to Salazar. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Biologist Miguel Ordeñana sits for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A year before P-22's death, Ordeñana — the wildlife biologist whose camera first spotted the cougar and now a senior manager of community science at the Natural History Museum — had applied for a permit from the state for the museum to receive the mountain lion's remains when he died so the carcass was not discarded, as is typical. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Alan Salazar, a tribal member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, sits for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Visitors look at merchandize celebrating the life of the famed mountain lion known as P-22 at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The life of LA's most famous mountain lion followed a path known only to the biggest of Hollywood stars: Discovered on-camera in 2012, the cougar adopted a stage name and enjoyed a decade of celebrity status before his tragic death late last year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A mural by artist Corie Mattie depicting the famed mountain lion known as P-22 is seen in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A mural depicting the famed mountain lion known as P-22 is reflected in a car window in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Two people walk past a mural by artist Corie Mattie depicting the famed mountain lion known as P-22 in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) This Aug. 2017, photo provided by Miguel Ordeñana shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in Los Angeles. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (Miguel Ordeñana via AP) This May. 2020, photo provided by Miguel Ordeñana shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in Los Angeles. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (Miguel Ordeñana via AP) This Jan. 2020, photo provided by Miguel Ordeñana shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in Los Angeles. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (Miguel Ordeñana via AP) Post-It notes paying tribute to the famed mountain lion known as P-22 cover an exhibit wall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A girl looks at a photo of the famed mountain lion known as P-22 as the exhibit wall is covered with Post-It notes paying tribute to the big cat at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The popular puma gained fame as P-22 and shone a spotlight on the troubled population of California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. But it's the big cat's death — and whether to return his remains to ancestral tribal lands where he spent his life — that could posthumously give his story new life. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Biologist Miguel Ordenana pauses for a moment during an interview with The Associated Press as Post-It notes paying tribute to the famed mountain lion known as P-22 cover an exhibit wall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A year before P-22's death, Ordeñana -- the wildlife biologist whose camera first spotted the cougar and now a senior manager of community science at the Natural History Museum -- had applied for a permit from the state for the museum to receive the mountain lion's remains when he died so the carcass was not discarded, as is typical. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Famed LA mountain lion’s death shines light on tribal talks