Three cougars (similar in appearance to the one pictured) were shot by the conservation service after threatening household pets. Credit: Global Okanagan (with permission)

Sheep-eating cougar killed in East Kelowna

KELOWNA – A male cougar was destroyed by Conservation officers after an East Kelowna resident complained it killed three of his sheep.

Officers attending the June Springs property decided the cat could not be relocated and were forced to shoot the animal in the interest of public safety.

It is the policy of the Ministry of Environment to remove by any means necessary any predatory wild animal that refuses to leave a populated area.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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