Comments on: Cougar attack in Brackendale

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:06:14 +0000

Thanks Gillean – I love what you said “conservation officers are completely misnamed.” There are still people out there who have no clue that a shoot to kill policy is in place.

I have friends who see wildlife in the area all the time including a cougar sleeping in a tree in their backyard. They live in Coquitlam. They will not phone on these animals because previously an animal was shot and people were shocked. The people in that neighbourhood recognize where they live and their impact but try to do their part,true conservationist. She has her cats inside and her child has grown up knowing about the animals and what to do/not to do.
That is the way to live…In Harmony!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:52:27 +0000

Thanks Dean for the comment.
Very creative. “Pesky humans”, a lot of what we do makes little sense and yet we think we are the superior beings.

By: Gillean

Gillean — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:53:37 +0000

I’m so relieved to hear another human express what we’ve been saying for years..Conservation officers are completely misnamed. They don’t ‘conserve’ anything. They shoot to kill, regardless of whether they have proof they are saving us from an animal turned human preditor…which btw most wildlife naturally is NOT. Of course wherever we live these days was once forest and therefore a home to wildlife. 100% agreed…do NOT EVER give the location of wildlife spottings to authorities. Doing so makes one an accomplice to completely unjustified murder. Its a very rare thing for a wild animal to hunt a human. If it happens, the animal is either protecting young, protecting territory, protecting food/starving to death or in some other state of real desperation..undoubtedly caused by a human. Think about it. Please.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:43:44 +0000

Those pesky humans! When will they ever learn? Every time they sprawl out to find new habitat to live in, they have to deal with animals, some that are predatory by nature, and who really should know better than to encroach on their new home territory. Maybe they need to put up bigger signage so those nuisance Cougars can know to steer clear.

Perhaps the weak humans should learn to carry bear mace when hiking in the wilderness, picking berries, with their 3 year old offspring (aka: cougar kibble), so to protect themselves against such trespassers.

Well, that’s OK. Those pesky humans always get what they want anyway. After-all, they wanted to be close to nature. Hey, with any luck the conservation team will do a semi-annual sweep of the territory so they can kill more of those pests. Then humans can walk freely in the wilderness without fear of any actual contact with natures creatures. Purrr-fect!!