A mountain lion was discovered lifeless subsequent to the middle divider of the 405 Freeway on Thursday afternoon, the second time a deceased puma has been found on a Southern California freeway in a month.
The mountain lion was found subsequent to the middle divider between the Getty Middle and Skirball Middle Drive freeway exit about 2:30 p.m., mentioned Austin Chavez, spokesperson for the California Freeway Patrol’s West Los Angeles workplace.
“It was laying throughout the middle divider at which era considered one of our officers positioned the mountain lion and confirmed that it was deceased,” Chavez mentioned.
CHP notified the Division of Fish and Wildlife and the California Division of Transportation concerning the incident.
The reason for the animal’s loss of life is underneath investigation. Chavez mentioned the officer on the scene mentioned there have been no indications that the mountain lion suffered from blunt power trauma from a motor collision, however a automobile collision wasn’t solely dominated out.
Officers with the Santa Monica Mountains Nationwide Recreation Space mentioned the mountain lion didn’t have a collar and was not a part of the pack that the Nationwide Park Service research.
Final month, a mountain lion was discovered lifeless within the far proper lane of the the 101 Freeway close to Liberty Canyon Street in Agoura Hills. Nationwide Wildlife Federation officers mentioned the loss of life was probably brought on by a automotive.
The incident occurred close to the development of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a challenge that’s set to be accomplished in 2026.
