Vital Impacts is honored to have this photograph as part of our permanent, year-round collection.

P-22 was an elusive yet infamous wild cougar who made Los Angeles's Griffith Park his home for 10 years, nearly his whole life. He passed away on Dec. 17, 2022, as a result of complications from old age and injuries from a car strike. He was 12-years-old, elderly for a mountain lion. He was beloved by millions and his legacy lives on. He has literally changed the landscape for wildlife in Los Angeles and beyond.

His legacy continues, transforming the landscape for wildlife in Los Angeles and beyond. The photo ignited a movement to protect Southern California’s last cougars and wildlife in two protected areas divided by the 101 Freeway, resulting in the world's largest wildlife overpass. 

Proceeds from the sale of Hollywood Cougar will benefit Big Cat Voices, a nonprofit bringing the most vital issues facing big cats into the spotlight.

Steve Winter, founder of Founder of Big Cat Voices, has been a photographer for National Geographic for over two decades, He specializes in wildlife, and particularly, big cats. He is a Nat Geo Explorer and he’s been named BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and BBC Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year.

Follow Steve on Instagram @stevewinterphoto.