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Cougar reports prompt wildlife committee investigation

The Wildlife Advisory Committee says it received reports of a presumed sighting and a cougar deer kill on Denman this month.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2020-09-03 · compiled 2026-10-01

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The Denman Island Wildlife Advisory Committee received reports of a presumed cougar sighting and a cougar deer kill this month, according to a community information article in this week’s Islands Grapevine. ^[1]

The article says the committee investigates signs including tracks, scat, kill sites and scrapes. It says the committee does not issue a full alert unless there are two proven sightings or a wild or domestic animal has been killed by a cougar. ^[1]

The article also says some reports to Conservation Officers turn out to be misidentifications, and that night sightings can be difficult to confirm. It directs readers to WildSafeBC’s cougar information. ^[1]

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