A Coquitlam, B.C., woman wants conservation officers to take stronger action to deter cougars from entering urban areas after several incidents of dogs being attacked in the area. "He was two feet away from the dog and the cougar ran into my yard, grabbed [Lucy] and ran out," she said. Van Aswegen's husband ran after the cougar out of instinct and the cougar eventually dropped the dog and ran off. "We phoned the conservation officers and they just said, oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it. While conservation officers respond to every reported cougar sighting, she says not all animal behaviour warrants the same response.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2021 23:25 UTC