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Cougars
UBCO researchers study relationship between cougars, carrion and birds
A pair of UBC Okanagan students are set to publish an academic article about the…
Trail in popular Kamloops hiking area closed after cougar attacked dog
A trail at a popular outdoor recreation area in Kamloops has been temporarily closed after…
Cougars attack, kill miniature horse near Kelowna park
Kelowna conversation officers are warning the public to be on alert after two animals were…
Valentine’s Day: The season of love for the Interior cougar
Okanagan cougars can be romantics around Valentine's Day, even sharing food with one another before…
Cougars and mule deer have a tight relationship, UBC Okanagan researcher says
An Okanagan wildlife researcher has been closely watching blinking dots merge on his tracking device,…
Cougar warning issued in Lake Country
A cougar was spotted this past weekend in the Juniper Cove area of Carr’s Landing…
Milobar loses contest, Movember wins
KAMLOOPS – Mayor Peter Milobar was bested by Prince George's mayor Lyn Hall in their…
Multiple cougar sightings shut down trail in Lac Du Bois Grasslands
KAMLOOPS – The Battle Bluff trail will remain closed until further notice after a number…
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 takes Sunday morning stroll through Carmi
PENTICTON – A cougar sighting in the city earlier this week is being monitored by…
Horse 1, cougar 0, in attack near Summerland
PENTICTON – A cougar attack on a horse probably left the cougar the loser, says…
Possible cougar encounter near Lakawanna Park in Penticton
PENTICTON - Reports of a possible cougar, or bobcat, in Penticton last night remains unresolved because conservation officers are unable to confirm the sighting. Officers were called to the area of Lakeshore Drive at Lakawanna Park last night, Monday, Nov. 30, after reports of a cougar in the area, Penticton RCMP Media spokesperson Corporal Don...
Multiple cougar sightings along Penticton Creek
PENTICTON - Several cougar sightings have been reported in the last week and conservation officers are cautioning residents to be aware of wildlife moving into the city as winter conditions descend on the region. Several possible cougar sightings in the past week are likely the result of cougars following their prey into city streets, Penticton...
It’s probably not a cougar: Kamloops Conservation
KAMLOOPS – There have been four unconfirmed sightings of cougars in Kamloops within just as many days, but Conservation officer Kevin Van Damme wants to stress these sightings are just that — unconfirmed. “Five to seven times out of ten, sightings turn out to be something other than a cougar,” he says, adding of the...
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...