Multiple cougar sightings in Nanaimo’s Long Lake area
NANAIMO — A warning from a conservation officer after a pair of cougar sightings in a heavily populated Nanaimo neighbourhood.
Stuart Bates, acting sgt. for the central island for the BC Conservation Officer Service, said what appeared to be a mother and her kitten were seen in the area of Ross Rd. and Barons Rd. Thursday at 1:40 a.m.
Bates said another caller reported a cougar nearby in the Woodhaven Dr. area Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Witness accounts of the animals in both cases were bang-on and “reliable descriptions,” according to Bates. He said a conservation officer responded but couldn’t find any sign of the rarely seen big cat.