(HUNTSVILLE, ON) On Thursday September 18, 2014 just after 5:30 am Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was made aware of a cougar on Highway #11. The animal was seen in the centre median about 5 kms north of South Mary Lake Road.
Later in the morning around 10:30am Huntsville OPP were made aware of a cougar that was on the rail tracks by the Huntsville Fire Department on Payne Drive behind KWH Piping in the town of Huntsville. Members of the Huntsville Fire were made aware of the cougar on the tracks and observed it running toward the Hunters Bay Trail. An extensive search of the area was done by the OPP, along with the on duty firefighters with negative results.
Residence are asked to exercise caution when outdoors as any wild animal can pose a danger given the right circumstances, do not try and capture the animal, seek a safe location and stay there and call the police.
The Ministry of Natural Resources were made of the cougar seen in town and will continue to monitor the sightings