Conservation Officers are reminding people of the importance of calling in cougar encounters quickly.
Sergeant Ben York says CO’s were recently called out after an attack by a cougar on a trail near Port Hardy.
He says the man from the lower mainland was jogging on a logging road when the small cougar approached.
York says the incident wasn’t reported to conservation officers until the next day, which made it difficult for trackers to find the cat.
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He says they think it was a case of a young cat learning a lesson.
Anyone who has an interaction with a cougar is asked to call the R.A.P.P line at 1-877-925-7277
