"A giant freeway crossing for wildlife is due to open outside Los Angeles this year. Here’s the story of one young cat hemmed in near the city."
"For a mountain lion, the kindest intervention for a broken leg is often euthanasia. But the cub known as P-121 was getting a second chance.
Found in a roadside ditch in the Simi Valley near Los Angeles, he was one of scores of California mountain lions struck by vehicles each year. At only about five months old, he should have spent another year with his mother. But she was nowhere to be seen.
An X-ray brought good news: the break in his hind leg was clean. He would undergo surgery and remain at a wildlife rehabilitation facility for several months, until his limb mended and he was old enough to fend for himself. If all went well, he would return to the wild.
California’s mountain lions stand at a crossroads, and the story of P-121, who arrived at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center on Thanksgiving Day in 2023, offers a searing glimpse into the challenges facing the animals. Researchers and wildlife advocates have been working to implement solutions even as pressure on the animals continues to mount."
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