Nanaimo RCMP have shot a cougar at a Nanaimo dock.
According to police, the animal was shot at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after officers were called about a complaint of a cougar climbing through boats and the boat sheds at Nanaimo Yacht Club, located 400 Stewart Ave. on the shoreline of Newcastle Channel.
Const. Gary O91裸聊视频橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the cat was shot twice while it was in the water.
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The animal91裸聊视频檚 body was retrieved this morning by B.C. conservation officers at 11:30 a.m.
Acting sergeant Stuart Bates, B.C. conservation officer, said given that the cougar, a young male, was in the water, tranquilizing it was not an option, because the tranquilizer drug takes about 20 minutes to take affect and there is a high risk of the animal falling in the water and drowning. Also, police do not have tranquilizer equipment.
Bates was on Newcastle Island on Tuesday investigating cougar sightings and said there is a high likelihood the cougar shot was the one spotted on the island.
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Bates, who collected the shot cat91裸聊视频檚 body Wednesday, said young male cougars leave their mothers at about 20 months of age.
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