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Title: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: wolfbait on May 18, 2014, 08:23:05 PM: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensburg

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 16, 2014

ELLENSBURG, Washington — State Fish and Wildlife officers trapped a cougar Thursday north of Ellensburg that they believe has been attacking farm animals and a pet dog.

Capt. Rich Mann told Daily Record (http://bit.ly/1jmh7I3 (http://bit.ly/1jmh7I3)) the cat had to be killed because it's attacking livestock.

It's believed the cougar attacked and injured a dog Wednesday and that it also attacked a sheep and two pygmy goats in the same area.

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/ku9t94t (http://tinyurl.com/ku9t94t)
Title: Re: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: snowpack on May 18, 2014, 08:28:38 PM: Sounds like the cougar was working on a 'slam'.
Title: Re: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: wolfbait on May 18, 2014, 08:35:04 PM: Time to keep a better eye on the little kids etc.
Title: Re: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: KFhunter on May 18, 2014, 08:53:12 PM: Quote from: snowpack on May 18, 2014, 08:28:38 PM
Sounds like the cougar was working on a 'slam'.

Or it was desperate and loosing the turf war with the pack of wolves denned up nearby.
Title: Re: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: wiremonkey on May 30, 2014, 05:40:23 PM: Quote from: snowpack on May 18, 2014, 08:28:38 PM
Sounds like the cougar was working on a 'slam'.

:yeah: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cougar that attacked dog, sheep, goats trapped by wildlife agents near Ellensbur
Post by: smittyJ on June 26, 2014, 10:53:45 AM: We've had a big tom wandering around for several years west of Eburg, hadn't seen it since the fire.