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Cougar
Kamloops hiker gets rare, close-up look at cougar
A Kamloops hiker enjoying the warm weather yesterday found herself looking directly at a cougar.…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Cougars thrive during the winter in B.C.
Unlike some animals that hibernate or migrate for the cold winter months, cougars keep busy…
How to keep your pets safe from prowling cougars and bobcats
As cougars and bobcats occasionally make their way onto residential streets in Kamloops and the…
iN VIDEO: Vernon doorbell camera captures prowling cougar
Recent cougars sightings near Vernon's Harbour Heights Road appear to be making it a dangerous…
WILD WEDNESDAY: How to stay safe in cougar country in B.C.
Cougars are present throughout most of British Columbia and with the weather getting warmer, you…
Vernon cougar sightings no cause for alarm
VERNON – Several cougar sightings in the Vernon area recently are no cause for alarm,…
Specially trained dogs assist conservation officers after North Okanagan cougar attacks
LUMBY – Conservation officers euthanized a cougar in the North Okanagan after receiving reports of…
Kamloops man’s photos capture cougar taking down a deer
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops hunter captured snapshots of a once in a lifetime experience on…
Cougar cub moves into B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS – The resident cougar at the B.C. Wildlife Park just got a roommate. A…
Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident
VERNON – Traps are set for a cougar that killed an alpaca yesterday in Vernon.…
Kamloops teen has close call with cougar
KAMLOOPS – A local teen escaped a close encounter with a cougar completely unscathed and…
Kelowna cops, conservation crack the case of the cold cougar
KELOWNA – This is a cat tale with a happy ending. Kelowna RCMP say a…
Mysterious goat and chicken killer trapped and killed in Ellison
ELLISON – A young cougar that dismembered and killed some goats and chickens in Ellison…
Cougar spotted in Coldstream; public not at risk
VERNON – The B.C. Conservation Officer Service doesn't appear to be too worried about reports…
Residents urged to take responsibility for pets, livestock after Okanagan cougar attack
VERNON – Hobby farmers and pet owners in the North Okanagan are being reminded to…
Cougar sightings continue in Kamloops, but pose little risk to public: Conservation Service
KAMLOOPS – Another cougar sighting has been confirmed in Kamloops, but a conservation officer notes…
Starving cougar attempted to enter Kamloops museum, day care before it was shot
KAMLOOPS – A young cougar was killed last week after it reportedly broke a window…
Cougar kills domestic goat in Grand Oro area
PENTICTON - Penticton conservation officers are on the lookout for a cougar that killed domestic livestock in the Grand Oro Road area earlier this week. Conservation officer Jim Beck says the cougar is suspected of killing a goat just south of Twin Lakes, reported Sept. 15. Conservation officers visited the site and determined it was...
Unconfirmed cougar sighting in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP are giving the public the heads up about a cougar sighting in Kelowna today. Police received an unconfirmed report of a cougar near Fascieux Creek in the green belt along between KLO Road and Lanfranco Road in the Mission, Sept. 5. RCMP officers had a look for the big cat, but couldn’t...
Cougar shot near elementary school
LUMBY - A cougar was put down by the Conservation Service Monday morning in Lumby after it attacked livestock. Conservation officers trapped and shot the large, roughly five-year-old, 170 pound male cougar, after it killed a resident’s sheep and alpaca in the Schwartz Road area behind J.W. Inglis Elementary. Conservation officer Ken Owens says the...
How a standoff between a horse, two dogs and cougar ended in Lumby
LUMBY - It was a sight Lumby resident Tina Berg never expected: Her 1,300 pound horse practically nose-to-nose with a cougar. It was around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, when Berg, who lives about three kilometres out of Lumby in a rural area, heard her dogs barking. “It was a bark I just know means...
Bertram Creek Park reopens after cougar sightings
KELOWNA – Officials have reopened the Bertram Creek Regional Park after sightings of a cougar in the area shut it down Wednesday. Regional District spokesperson Bruce Smith says signs about the recent sightings will remain up to warn residents of the ongoing risk. “Those using this and other Regional Parks in a more natural-setting should be...
Cougar sighting shuts down Kelowna park
KELOWNA – A popular Kelowna park has been shut down after a cougar was sighted earlier today, July 15. Bertram Creek Regional will be closed until further notice, says a release from the Central Okanagan Regional District. The release does not say who spotted the big cat but Kelowna RCMP and parks staff helped clear...
Lakeshore Drive residents wake to cougar sighting
PENTICTON - Residents in the area of 100 Lakeshore Drive may have witnessed an unusual sight this morning — a cougar lounging on park grass just east of the Peach Concession at approximately 7:30. “My wife called me on the way to work and said there was a cougar across the street,” says Penticton resident...