Cougar judged a risk to the public shot and killed in Clearwater
Posted November 22, 2017 10:59 am.
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CLEARWATER (NEWS 1130) – Police in Clearwater, northeast of Kamloops, have shot and killed what appeared to be a starving cougar that they say had little fear of humans.
RCMP Sgt. Grant Simpson says the animal was shot Tuesday after it was seen prowling through a subdivision.
Police were told an animal had killed a house cat, and Simpson says his members determined the cougar posed a significant risk to the public.
When the cougar entered a home under construction, Simpson says officers moved in and shot it.
He says tranquilizing the cougar was not an option because it appeared unhealthy and starving.
A necropsy will be done on the animal’s body that could determine why it was in such poor condition.
