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Two cougars killed in one day

Conservation officers in the Okanagan have been busy dealing with cougar complaints.

They dealt with two Wednesday, both resulting in the destruction of the animals.

The first call was in Oyama where a cougar had killed 10 sheep and two goats at a hobby farm.

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Tracking dogs were brought in and chased the 140 pound cat up a tree where it was shot and killed.

Conservation officers say the male cougar was blind in one eye and was approximately four years old.

The second incident dealing with a cougar happened in the Winfield area near the local Boys and Girls daycare where a small cougar was spying on children from a tree.

Conservation officers say it was a young cat and weighed about 45 pounds.

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