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Los Angeles, California mountain lion P22 was euthanized December 17, 2022 at the San Diego Zoo by order of Chuck Bonham of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. P22's remains were sent to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles in Exposition Park to eventually be put on display as a taxidermy which caused an uproar. People had bonded to P22 over the years so it was akin to stuffing a dearly departed relative and putting them on public display. Immediately afterward California Native Americans and others demanded his remains be buried in a Native American ceremony because he was collectively owned by the people of California including the indigenous people. P22 was buried in an undisclosed location in the Santa Monica mountains.
Below is a timeline of what actually happened. I'm still receiving State Information Act Request documents over a year after P22 died. I haven't received any documents about P22's final remains or burial.
July 21, 2017 the Natural History Museum NHM debuted The Story of P-22, L.A.’s Most Famous Feline in an exhibit at the museum.
November 12, 2021 Miguel Ordenana of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles requested the remains of P22 when he died. The request was made to best preserve his body for use in taxidermy and study at the museum. Miguel Ordenana is the biologist who first discovered P22 in Griffith Park.
December 6, 2021 over a year before P22 died the California Department of Fish & Wildlife gave the Natural History Museum Research and Collections Department permission and permits to take P22's remains when he dies to be used for display. (see top letter)
December 7, 2022 The California Department of Fish & Game sent an advisory saying they will capture P22 to assess his condition.
December 12, 2022 P22 was captured alive and ultimately taken to the San Diego Zoo for assessment and possible treatment.
December 17, 2022 was euthanized, killed at the San Diego Zoo. CDFW stated they'd give the remains to the museum. "The CDFW confirmed this morning that P-22’s final resting place will be at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park in order to further research efforts on mountain lion biology and conservation."
December 19, 2022 an amended permit was given to the Natural History Museum about P22's remains. The remains were given to the museum. P22's radio collar is on display in the P22 exhibit in the museum. Another mountain lion is taxidermied near P22's display.
December 24, 2022 the museum stated they will not taxidermy and display P22. They had taken scientific samples and performed another necropsy. They were just holding P22 and conferring with others about his final disposition.
March 4, 2023 whatever remains were left of P22 were allegedly buried in a Native American ceremony in an undisclosed location in the Santa Monica mountains. Over three months had passed. By then the museum had done another necropsy, taken samples, xrays, photos, scans and probably took molds of his skull and skeleton.
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