Mountain Lion Crosses the 101 Freeway
P-55, a subadult male mountain lion, is only the fourth cat to cross the road since a 2002 National Park Service study began.
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After safely crossing the 101 Freeway along the Conejo Grade—and making it across Highway 23 and the 118 Freeway, too—a big cat named P-55 is now roaming the Santa Susana Mountains. Researchers have documented 17 mountain lion deaths on Southern California roadways since 2002.
