We have come to a better place of understanding and we look forward to continued growth from this place.” “What is important to understand is that the Tribes and agencies involved all agreed on moving forward with the burial and it was a moving ceremony. “While we have done everything we could to keep the carcass intact, the Tribes and agencies involved are still working toward a conclusion about some of the samples,” the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement Monday. Tribal representatives, wildlife officials and others discussed a potential compromise in recent weeks, but a consensus was not reached before P-22 was buried in an unspecified location in the Santa Monica Mountains on Saturday. Mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers in LA's tribal communities. Some tribal elders said keeping the specimens for scientific testing would be disrespectful to their traditions. Some representatives of the Chumash, Tataviam and Gabrielino (Tongva) peoples argued that samples taken during the necropsy should be buried with the rest of his body in the ancestral lands where he spent his life. The death of the cougar late last year set off a debate between the tribes in the Los Angeles area and wildlife officials over whether scientists could keep samples of the mountain lion's remains for future testing and research. The mountain lion's name comes from being the 22nd puma in a National Park Service study. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California's most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed.Īfter making his home in the urban Griffith Park - home of the Hollywood Sign - for the past decade, P-22 became a symbol for California's endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity.
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