A conservation officer is back on the job after he was attacked by a cougar Tuesday night near Salmo.
The attack happened during the officer's second call for a cougar near the West Kootenay community, deputy chief conservation officer Chris Doyle told reporters Wednesday.
The officer had responded to a mature female cougar hit by a pickup truck, and euthanized the animal.
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Acting officer-in-charge for the West Kootenay region Tobe Sprado said it香蕉视频直播檚 unclear if the two cougar attacks are related. A mature female cougar and two juveniles had been reported in the area.
That香蕉视频直播檚 part of a rise in sightings in the Salmo area.
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