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Cougar didn’t kill deer in Esquimalt yard, conservation officers say

Update A freshly killed deer found in Esquimalt on Friday wasn’t the victim of a cougar, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says. Victoria police issued an alert about 4:30 p.m.

Update

A freshly killed deer found in Esquimalt on Friday wasn’t the victim of a cougar, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says.

Victoria police issued an alert about 4:30 p.m. Friday after the deer was found in a backyard on Lampson Street, between Esquimalt and Old Esquimalt roads.

The cougar was not seen, but the deer was taken as evidence that one was in the area, and residents were warned to keep an eye on children and pets.

On Saturday, the Conservation Officer Service said the deer hadn’t been killed by a cougar. It could not say what had caused its death. The carcass was removed by conservation officers.

Original story

Victoria police have evidence of a cougar in Esquimalt — a fresh deer kill in a backyard in the 600 block of Lampson Street, between Esquimalt and Old Esquimalt roads.

An alert was sent out just after 4:30 p.m. Friday. Police said the cougar was not actually seen.

Told of the cougar, Barb Stokes, who was out gardening in her yard, said: “I’ll let the neighbours know.”

Christina Stack, taking several bags of groceries out of her trunk on Wordsley Street, looked shocked and said: “I’m going to be bringing in my dog,” while another woman sitting on her porch on nearby Fernhill Road, said the news had put her off going out for a walk. She said she sees deer all the time, sometimes four or five a day.

Police advised residents to keep an eye on children and pets and asked anyone who sees a cougar to call 911.