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Cougar Crossing by Meeg Pincus

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Cougar Crossing

How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife

Meeg Pincus

Beach Lane Books · Print & ebook · February 2, 2021

Reading lane: Big Cats

Discover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Wildlife in the City

P-22’s city life brings the challenge of making room for wildlife close to home.

Come here for

  • A wild cougar facing Los Angeles traffic and tight territory
  • The meeting point of city life and wildlife survival

Expect

  • A true picture-book account of P-22
  • A bridge built to help wildlife cross safely

Book Details

Authors
Meeg Pincus
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Published
February 2, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Big Cats · Protecting the Planet
Reading lane
Big Cats

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Big Cats

  • Protecting the Planet

  • Animals & Zoology

About This Book

Discover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book. P-22, the famed “Hollywood Cougar,” was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey—somehow crossing sixteen lanes of the world’s worst traffic—to make his home in LA’s Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. But Griffith Park is a...

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Discover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book. P-22, the famed “Hollywood Cougar,” was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey—somehow crossing sixteen lanes of the world’s worst traffic—to make his home in LA’s Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. But Griffith Park is a tiny territory for a mountain lion, and P-22’s life has been filled with struggles. Residents of Los Angeles have embraced this brave cougar as their own and, along with the scientists monitoring P-22, raised money to build a wildlife bridge across Highway 101 to help cougars and other wildlife safely expand their territories and build new homes—ensuring their survival for years to come.

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