Hollywood Hills Mountain Lion P-22 May Have Killed Koala at Los Angeles Zoo, Officials Say

By AVIANNE TAN
Mar 10, 2016, 4:41 PM ET

A wild mountain lion named P-22 who famously roams the Hollywood Hills, may have recently made a meal of a koala at the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said today.

The 14-year-old female koala named Killarney went missing from her habitat last Thursday, the L.A. Zoo told ABC News. The zoo added that koala care staff immediately began looking for her and found portions of her remains at the zoo.

"There is no definite photo or video evidence that P-22, the mountain lion that lives in Griffith Park, was the cause of her disappearance, but the mountain lion was seen on Zoo surveillance footage on grounds the night before she died," the zoo said in a statement. "As a precaution animal care staff has begun moving a majority of the animal collection into their inside barns and quarters at night."

The zoo added that the "koalas have been relocated indoors for the time being and will return to their outdoor habitat at a later date."

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