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cougar sighting in Penticton

Cougar stalks couple hiking Skaha Bluffs near Penticton

PENTICTON - A couple hiking the Skaha Bluffs had an usettling encounter with wildlife earlier this week. Penticton RCMP received a call from a man around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, after the man and his wife encountered a cougar while hiking in the Skaha Bluffs area. The man told police the cougar was stalking...

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...