Conservation officers euthanized a male cougar in North Saanich near John Dean Provincial Park after it killed four goats.
According to a B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) statement to Black Press Media, the cougar attacked the goats sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 22), killing them in their pen.
Officers tracked the cougar, in possession of a dead goat, to a nearby tree. COS said the cougar was in poor condition because it was an unsuccessful hunter B次元官网网址� hence the predation of livestock.
B次元官网网址淭he COS encourages all livestock owners to protect their animals from predators by locking them in a barn at night, installing electric fencing and using guardian dogs,B次元官网网址� it said. B次元官网网址淕ood animal husbandry keeps our wildlife wild and safe.B次元官网网址�
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