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Mountain lion spotted in Griffith Park, more than 1 year after P-22’s death The last big cat living there, P-22, was a cause celeb, inspiring songs, murals, and the 101 wildlife crossing ...
The Griffith Park Pony Rides shut down in 2022 after protests from animal rights activists. As the city weighs options, activists speak out against animal cruelty.
The future of the Griffith Park pony ride site is in question as the community debates various proposals, with some advocating for the return of the pony rides and others pushing for a non-animal ...
Nearly two years after the Griffith Park pony rides were shut down, the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks held a board meeting to discuss the future of the historic site. For over 70 ...
The Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo issued a statement in November 2021, saying the facility was routinely inspected by city and county of Los Angeles to "assure the safe and humane ...
At 4,210 acres, Griffith outshines other extraordinary city parks of the US, such as San Francisco’s Golden Gate, which barely tops 1,000 acres, and New York’s Central Park, a mere 843 acres.
Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.