A young mountain lion hit by a vehicle in January was released back to the wild in Orange County after nearly five months of rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, officials said.

A young mountain lion that was hit by a car earlier this year has been successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild, thanks to the efforts of the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center and its partners.

It took nearly five months of careful rehabilitation to nurse the young male lion back to health without letting it get too dependent on, or comfortable around, people.