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PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. Fourteen-year-old Connor Seabrook was walking on Cedar Drive in Port Coquitlam Tuesday night, when he saw something he first thought was a dog. “I heard like a weird growl,” he said. “Then I saw a huge tail poking up.” Seabrook realized the animal was a cougar, and slowly began backing away. He said the cougar followed him. “I was just trying to figure out the fastest way to the corner store safely without running,” he said. “So I didn’t trigger it to chase me even more.” Once Seabrook made it inside the store and called his father, he saw the cougar cross the street towards a local trail area. ....
Shutterstock A juvenile cougar was shot in Port Coquitlam Tuesday night after it and another cougar reportedly stalked a 14-year-old who was walking home. In a statement to Daily Hive, the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said the incident took place around 9 pm. Officers responded to the Hyde Creek area, where “a juvenile cougar was located in the area and euthanized.” Attempts to locate the second cougar, however, were unsuccessful. The BCCOS said both cougars are believed to be linked to several dog attacks in the Coquitlam area, and officers are currently on scene attempting to locate the second one. ....