Big cat sighting on Duncan Avenue in Penticton
PENTICTON – A mid-city street was the location of a cougar sighting in Penticton early this morning.
Penticton Conservation Officer Mike Stern says the conservation office answered a call placed at approximately 12:30 a.m., July 21, by residents who said they possibly saw a cougar running across Duncan Avenue East, towards them.
The two residents managed to scare the cougar back across the street, who then climbed a tree where it stayed for approximately three minutes.
The conservation office has not yet been able to confirm the sighting and are monitoring calls for further evidence.
Anyone seeing a cougar in the vicinity of Duncan Avenue can report the sighting on the Ministry of Environment RAPP line, 1-877-952-7277.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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on hearing of that Linda I put out the word to everybody I know in that area.( I know girls that go biking in the trails!).Worried and hope the Conservation people are keeping it as a high priority!
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