"The only population with lower levels was in south Florida in the mid-90's when Florida panthers were on their way to extinction," the NPS says. The mountain lion gave birth to female kittens P-113, P-114 and P-115 in May 2023. "NPS biologists are not currently following an adult male in the area between the 101 and 118 freeways, so they suspect the father of this litter likely came from the Santa Susana Mountains and then went back." Biologists discovered P-77's den in the Simi Hills. "The father of this new litter is presently unknown," the NPS said in a press release. The last two adult males who were regularly tracked in that area were P-65, who died in a wildfire, and P-38, who was poached, officials said, making the father of this litter a mystery. Their mother, P-77, is about 5 or 6 years old and has been observed by the NPS since November 2019, but there aren't any male mountain lions being tracked in the area right now. Officials also say it's likely that the mountain lions are being raised by a single mom. Biologists discovered P-77's den in the Simi Hills. At that time, biologists believed them to be 24 days old. No Escape: "We're no closer to finding my parents.The kittens, which have been named P-113, P-114 and P-115, were discovered in a "dense patch of poison oak nestled among large boulders" in the Santa Monica-adjacent Simi Hills on May 18, officials said.Two Derfs: "I don't share being Derf with nobody.
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