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WATCH: Coastal Bobcat spotted in Burnaby back alley

Imagine the surprise of a Burnaby couple, who spotted what they thought was a cougar behind their home.

They saw the animal around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 21 in the back alley behind their apartment on Newton Street just off Royal Oak.

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Jason McIntyre says he heard the crows going crazy, and when he looked outside he spotted what he thought was a cougar.

McIntyre says he called police, who he says didn’t believe him until he showed them his video.

Burnaby RCMP called conservation officers, who have determined it was a Coastal Bobcat.

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