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最新消息:有一名三歲小童受到美洲豹襲擊 A three-year-old girl is in Squamish General Hospital after being attacked by a cougar shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday night.
The Conservation Officer Service is warning hikers about a high incidences of cougar sightings in and around the popular Chief Trail in Squamish.
So far this month there have been 30 sightings -- an unusually high number -- and a number of dogs walking with owners have been attacked.
For the same period in June last year there were only two cougar sightings in the Squamish area.
“Attacks on pets are not rare but on Friday a dog was attacked and killed while it was on-leash which was a rare event as cougars normally avoid getting into close proximity of humans,” said Conservation Officer Terry Myroniuk.
Myroniuk said officers were concerned that there were a number of cougars now in the area that might have become “habituated” to humans.
“That’s what happens when they become used to seeing people and lose their fear of humans,” he said.
Following the attack the conservation service closed the trail but some hikers ignored warnings about the risk of a confrontation with a cougar and were in the area Saturday when a second attack on a dog occurred.
However, this time the animal survived, said Myroniuk.
An officer aided by tracking hounds found the cougar responsible for the fatal dog attack and shot it, said Myroniuk.
“It was an emaciated, female in poor condition which probably explained its abnormal behaviour,” he said.
Hikers have also reported seeing pairs of animals and Myroniuk said they were likely young siblings as once cougars mature they act independently.
Since the cougar was killed there have been a number of other sightings in the area, said Myroniuk.
“These are definitely more sightings than we’d expect. It’s a small area to have such a large number,” he said.
Myroniuk asked the public to obey closure signs on trails.
“If a trial has been closed stay off it. If it’s closed due to bear or cougar activity it’s closed for good reason,” he said.
He said the conservation service wants each sighting to be reported.
“We have a 24-hour line and we are asking the public to report immediately if they see a cougar,” he said.
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