In the year 2009 and young cougar kitten is born in the Santa Monica hills, above Los Angeles California. He is the offspring of a tagged cougar known as P-1. This male cougar was the first to be tagged in the National Park Service Scientist program to study the wild mountain lions. This kitten become to be known as P-22. This particular mountain lion, known as P-22 becomes a local hero to people who are advocating for safe passage for wildlife over the freeways of southern California. Construction began in the year 2021 and will continue unti lit’s projected completion date of 2024.

The conclusions of the cougar study by the scientists revealed that cougars would likely become extinct within the next 50 years unless humans learned how to help them. They discovered that most cougars were killed by cars, rodent poisoning, and human hunters. The information of this study was helpful to get the information out to people who were leaving poison out for rats or mice, that domestic (dogs, cats) or wildlife (cougar, coyotes) could ingest this poison and die a horrible death. A law went before legislature to ban certain rodent poisons deadly to wildlife predators.

As the media followed this tagged cougar, known as P-22, people become invested in his wellbeing and cared about his safety. He had even eaten a favorite koala at the zoo and was forgiven by zoo officials, who vowed to better protect their animals at night. The puma’s following and loyal fan base was just as strong. This cat created a sensation which worked to create the animal crossing now being constructed. P-22 is still alive but has reached his old age and we have yet to see if he lives long enough to see the completion of the landbridge he helped to build!

At the end of this book are illustrations and information of other native animals in the hills of California, along with a timeline and website address for further research.