The mountain lion was buried during a private ceremony with local tribal leaders and state officials.
"The burial location will not be revealed to protect and preserve the site," Pratt said in a statement.
"The affecting songs and tributes helped me achieve some measure of peace, although I struggled the entire time to hold it together and wasn't always successful," Pratt said. "I can also imagine P-22 at peace now, with such a powerful and caring send-off to the next place. As we laid him to rest, a red-tailed hawk flew overhead and called loudly, perhaps there to help him on his journey.
The lion was one of many Southland-area cats being tracked by National Park Service researchers. His exploits were documented in various media accounts, most notably for successfully crossing both the San Diego and Ventura freeways, making his home in theHe was believed to be about 11 or 12 years old, making him the oldest cat in the NPS' study of Southland lions.
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