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The Sacramento based Mountain Lion Foundation notes that the property owner, in this case the Los Angeles Zoo, could get a permit that would allow it to hunt down and kill the lion.

been kind of waiting for this to happen but we were thinking it would happen with a poodle, chicken or cat,[strong]HDMI Series[/strong] said Lynn Cullens, the foundation associate director, of P 22 urban lifestyle.

It is not clear at this point what will be done about P 22.

Zoo officials have had little to say about the koala death, only issuing the following statement: is no definite photo or video evidence that P 22, the mountain lion that lives in Griffith Park, was the cause of her disappearance, but the mountain lion was seen on Zoo surveillance footage on grounds the night before (Killarney) died. the evidence is not conclusive.

That seems to bode well for P 22.

Fingers point at mountain lion P 22 when LA Zoo koala turns up dead

the oddest fact about this situation is not the koala, but that P 22 is so well loved that he is unlikely to be killed for preying on a zoo animal, the foundation noted in a news release.

It also said that the zoo has not asked for a permit to kill P 22 at this point.

made the right decision and we sent out a letter to them to say you, Cullens said.

The trigger point for a kill permit is contact between lions and animals owned by people, she said.

And sometimes that happens.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that 256 lions were targeted to be killed under state depredation permits in 2015, and at least 107 were killed as a result.

a little tough to hunt down a mountain lion, Cullens said.

The group led the fight to get mountain lion hunting banned in 1990. That effort came after former Gov. Ronald Reagan signed legislation outlawing the hunting of mountain lions for five years in 1972.

Mountain lion, P 22, found stuck in crawl space of Los Feliz home

The foundation estimates there are between 4,000 and 6,000 mountain lions in California.

Deer are their favorite targets, but goats are their most common prey, Cullens said.

had an explosion of animal husbandry related to goats in the past few years, Cullens said. are about the same size as a fawn and many goats are not penned up at night. foundation offers the following tips to keep neighborhoods secure in areas where mountain lions may roam:

Bring domestic animals into fully enclosed structures between dusk and dawn.

Secure pet food and garbage to avoid attracting animals into the area.

Clear brush from around animal enclosures where lions may hide to ambush prey.

P 22 has been living in Griffith Park since 2012 and has gotten a lot of attention. He contracted mange, has been spotted on security cameras near homes at night, napped under a house, startling maintenance workers, and was recently featured in a segment on the CBS program Minutes. even with his high profile lifestyle.