Cougar
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…
Kamloops teen has close call with cougar
KAMLOOPS – A local teen escaped a close encounter with a cougar completely unscathed and…
Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident
VERNON – Traps are set for a cougar that killed an alpaca yesterday in Vernon.…
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...