Letters: A cougar's life in L.A.

Letters: A cougar’s life in L.A.

The lights of Hollywood glow behind P-22, a 125-pound mountain lion in Griffith Park. The photo was taken by Steve Winter with a remote trail camera and will be published in December's National Geographic magazine. Winter's work will appear in "The Power of Photography: National Geographic 125 Years" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, opening Oct. 26.

Oct. 9, 2013 12 AM PT

Re “A single male’s wild nightlife,” Oct. 5

While it’s wonderful to know that the mountain lion known as P-22 is thriving in Griffith Park, I sincerely hope and pray that by exposing him to the public, The Times didn’t increase the chances that someone will try to hunt him down and kill him. There are so many crazies with guns, I hope none of them decide to make this wonderful animal their trophy.

Some things should just be kept quiet.

Bernadette Armstrong

Sherman Oaks

I walk in Franklin Canyon daily, and two people I see there told me that they have seen a cougar in that area, both very early in the morning and at dusk. A friend who lives in Benedict Canyon told me he saw two cougars streak across the hillside behind his house.

So, they are here, and we are not alone.

Jaycie Ingersoll

Beverly Hills

I really enjoyed your article and image of that beautiful cougar P-22. Here’s hoping he continues to live in peace in Griffith Park. After all, anything that hunts and eats raccoons and coyotes can’t be all bad.

Richard Schmittdiel

Glendale

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