A cougar has been put down after killing a goat and attacking a donkey.
The BX animals came in conflict with the predatory cat over the weekend.
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The Conservation Office Service caught the cougar Monday evening, just 50-100 feet from the Hartnell Road farm.
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Unfortunately, the mature male tom had to be euthanized as they cannot be relocated in these situations.
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But there is something residents can do to protect both cougars and their livestock.
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In the recent BX case, the landowner normally night pens his animals but for some reason, he wasn香蕉视频直播檛 able to get them in that evening.
Unlike bears, cougars will not break into a building to get at an animal.
They are also not confrontational animals and generally do not want to be seen.
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Anyone who encounters a cougar is urged to make eye contact with the cat so it knows you see it, make yourself look bigger and make noises, but don香蕉视频直播檛 squeal. Be sure, too, to keep pets on leashes.
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The COs are happy to report that a few moose that have been hanging around the area Jan. 19 have moved on.
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