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Stage 2, the final phase, will connect the structure to the hills at the north and south so that wildlife, like L.A.’s famous, ill-fated cougar, P-22, can use it.

The deputies kept an eye on the cougar as they waited for Ventura County Animal Services, who then took over the incident and requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Twenty big cats - including a Bengal tiger and four cougars - have died of the bird flu over the past several weeks at an animal sanctuary in the state of Washington.

Revelations from the study arrive as some Southern California and Central Coast cougars are at a crossroads.

“He IS more Hollywood than any celebrity — the Brad Pitt of the cougar world. But did Brad actually sleep under the Hollywood sign at night?”