Possible Cougar Sighting?

[Jacalynn Furlong]

First it was coyotes, then the possibility of wolves arriving on the island, now the Department of Natural Resources confirms that it has received a report of a possible cougar sighting on the south coast.  A department spokesperson tells VOCM News that while Conservation Officers were not able to confirm the sighting, they did receive a report of a cougar from a resident of Conne River on Monday.  The sighting is under investigation, and no other calls have been received.

 

A few years ago there were a flurry of sightings of panther-like creatures on the island, particularly on the Northern Peninsula.  While none of the sightings were confirmed to be a panther, at least one was positively identified as a large house cat. 

VOCM News.

[David]

We will soon have quite the variety of predators kicking around the woods now, I guess grizzly bears will be next. I wonder how the cougar got here, really cant see them coming across on ice pans.