Cougar warning signs mounted near Radium
Posted Mar 30, 2012 8:12 am.
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Cougar warning signs have been put up near Radium Hot Springs after a recent incident.
A woman was driving on Highway 93 just outside of Radium when she noticed a cougar attacking a bighorn sheep on the side of a mountain.
Both animals fell to the roadway beside to her vehicle.
The woman had to hit the brakes to avoid them.
The Calgary Herald reports the cougar ended up leaving because of the traffic, while natural resources officials arrived and euthanized the sheep.
The incident has prompted Parks Canada officials to warn hikers in the area to travel in groups, make sure children don’t wander off on trails, and also keep their dogs on a leash.
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