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August 14, 2017
Cougars destroyed near Island Lake
On August 12, a Fernie-based BC Conservation Officer was forced to destroy two sibling immature cougars near Island Lake Lodge, according to WildSafeBC Elk Valley.
The approximately 2.5-year-old cougars were destroyed due to the risk they posed to the public.
“One healthy male and one underweight female cougar were destroyed by COs. The pair was sighted near the Island Lake Lodge area numerous times on separate occasions within a two-week period. The cougars displayed abnormal behaviors by approaching the public and in one case a member of the public was forced to throw rocks at one of the cougars in order to retreat to safety,” WildSafeBC Elk Valley reported.
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