What would you call this baby cougar?

KAMLOOPS – Here kitty, kitty.

No, that just won't do for this young male cougar at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops. He needs a name and you can can help.

Park officials took to their Facebook page last week seeking public suggestions for the little ball of fur.

A winner will be picked Thanksgiving weekend.

Go ahead and share your submission here or on our Facebook page if you wish, but you must email their suggestions to contest@bcwildlife.org. You can enter only once each. 


To contact a reporter for this story, email Ashley Legassic or call 250-319-7494 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

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Ashley Legassic

Ashley Legassic

Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.


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