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Cougar 91Ƶliving91Ƶ next door to Okanagan elementary school

Conservation Office has been alerted and monitoring large cat
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A cougar has been spotted hanging around a Vernon elementary school.

The large cat reportedly has food stashed and is 91Ƶliving91Ƶ just two properties from BX Elementary.

91ƵIt91Ƶs at the back of a small orchard on Silver Star Road, across from the fire hall,91Ƶ said nearby resident Sara Lee, whose children go to BX.

91ƵCougar are nocturnal and this one is well fed so it91Ƶs probably not an issue for the children91Ƶjust a warning maybe for kids walking to and from school.91Ƶ

The Conservation Office has been alerted to the sightings.

91ƵWe91Ƶre just kind of monitoring that right now,91Ƶ said Conservation Officer Tanner Beck, noting that the deer come down from the mountains for food and the cougars follow, which is why this cat is hanging around.

There have also been reports of cougars attacking animals in Lumby and Coldstream.

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