Possible cougar sighting south of Peterborough

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Originally Posted by Camp Red Maple

Maybe thats why no one is seeing deer the cougs got most of them

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At least 20 people in North America were killed by cougars between 1890 and 2011, including six in California. More than two-thirds of the Canadian fatalities occurred on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Fatal cougar attacks are extremely rare and occur much less frequently than fatal dog attacks, fatal snake bites, fatal lightning strikes, or fatal bee stings.[citation needed] Children are particularly vulnerable. The majority of the child victims listed here were not accompanied by adults.

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20 people killed in rexdale over the past 3 years...

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

I,am in the believer camp on this topic from what guys have seen up my way, but still surprised that we don,t see more cam footage.

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but if there are very few, then it is not surprising that they aren't picked up on cams... think about it; if there are only say a few hundred, maybe less than 100 animals, then it is not that far fetched to believe that one of these animals is not captured on cam. It's a massive province... there are lots of pretty remote areas even here in S. Ontario. I've even scouted and hunted certain sections of Simcoe County forests that I know few people if any have frequented because these spots are very difficult access... many hunters are a lazy lot. So if this animal is as reclusive as biologists say, then it is entirely possible that the few animals out there are avoiding cameras... but we have seen a number of pics, prints, scat, and fleeting glimpses of animals crossing roads.