A pair of cougar sightings in communities west of Calgary have authorities warning people in the area to use caution when walking or hiking in the area.
A pair of cougar sightings in communities west of Calgary have authorities warning people in the area to use caution when walking or hiking in the area.
The sheep killings were very clinical and suggest the presence of pumas or It was an act of surplus killing which is what happens when a predator is faced with prey that has nowhere to escape. It s a behaviour more commonly exhibited by foxes, he said.
As well as the sheep killings, the big cat expert says that he has seen scratch marks on trees that at five or six feet high, could not have been done by any animal other than a big cat.
The reason, he says, why there have been more sightings in recent months is twofold: Firstly, winter is their mating season and they tend to throw more caution to the wind during this period.