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Mountain lion P-81 found dead on PCH

Mountain lion P-81 is seen in an undated photo provided by the National Park Service.

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P-54 fatally struck by car near where mother died

P-54 is seen in a 2018 video posted to the Instagram account of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park Services on June 17, 2022.

Rain brings seasonal waterfalls back to Santa Monica Mountains

The waterfall at Sycamore Canyon Falls (NPS / Ana Beatriz Cholo)

Santa Monica Mountains officials to visitors: Don’t leave …

The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area released this photo of the furniture on July 16, 2021.

Bobcat and her 3 kittens found in Thousand Oaks tree in …

Using the mom's (B-370) GPS collar, the National Park Service biologists located a female bobcat in a cavity of a large oak tree on April 15, 2021. She was in an area that was intensely burned during the Woolsey Fire that swept through Calabasas and other areas in the Santa Monica Mountains in November 2018.

Young mountain lion, P-78, found dead in Valencia likely from …

A mountain lion, dubbed P-78, is seen in a photo shared by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on March 31, 2021.

Young female mountain lion captured in Simi Hills joins …

Mountain lion P-95 is seen in an undated photo released March 5, 2021, by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreations Area.

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‘New year, new cat’: Young male mountain lion added …

Mountain lion P-95 is seen in an undated photo released Jan. 26, 2021, by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreations Area.

As SoCal plans 101 Fwy bridge to help mountain lions, …

An image from a video demonstrating the success of the wildlife crossing bridge above Interstate-80. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources)

Gov. Newsom restricts use of rat poison in bid to …

P-47 is seen in the Santa Monica Mountains on Feb. 14, 2019. The big cat was found dead a month later after apparent rat poisoning. (National Park Service)

Mountain lion apparently struck and killed while …

The California Highway Patrol's West Valley division tweeted this image of a mountain lion's body on the 101 Freeway in Calabasas on Sept. 23, 2020.

Deformed tails in Santa Monica Mountains’ cougars …

The Santa Monica Mountains National Park released these photos in September 2020 of P-81 and his curved tail.

Trails in Santa Monica Mountains remain closed after …

A sign reads "temporarily closed" in Burbank on Sept. 7, 2020. (KTLA)