Police say theyve shot killed cougar prowling Lethbridge area
By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted September 12, 2021 1:00 am
Updated September 12, 2021 1:01 am
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Police have shot and killed a cougar they say was prowling in a Lethbridge, Alta., subdivision on Saturday.
Local police say the animal â€" which was roughly two metres long â€" posed a threat to public safety.
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They say a witness saw the cougar jump a two-metre fence from an alley into someone’s backyard.
Police say dispatchers tried to call Alberta Fish and Wildlife, but there was no answer, so they notified local residents of the situation and officers went in.
They say the officers were “faced with an aggressively posturing cougar just yards away,†and had no choice but to kill it because it posed a significant threat.
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A fish and wildlife officer arrived at the scene after the cougar was euthanized and took the animal’s body for further examination.
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