A bobcat at the foot of Grouse Mountain startles a North Van resident just days after a cougar made its way to Bowen Island
As Bowen Island residents continue to grapple with a cougar settling into their neighbourhood, one North Vancouver man is recovering from a surprise encounter with a friendly local feline. Big cat fever, it seems, is in the air.
“I was scared at first, but then I felt very at ease with it. With the way it was looking at me, I definitely didn’t feel any threat,” he said. “I felt a real connection with him, it was a really special experience.” It was this hint given by his feline friend that enlightened Wiens to what he was encountering – until then he hadn’t known what feline it was, “other than it must have been part of the big cat family,” and certainly wasn’t aware that bobcats could be spotted so close to home.
Gabriela De Romeri from Wildsafe BC said, while she is unaware of any previous sightings on or near the BCMC trail, bobcats are known to be spotted around North Vancouver. Meanwhile on Bowen Island, residents are still debating the safety concerns of having a cougar taking up residence in their hometown. Residents have reported sightings for more than a week, with the feline captured on local wildlife cameras and spotted peering in windows and roaming the streets.
Despite chatter among locals that the cougar will be killed or transported, the cougar “looks healthy, is exhibiting normal behaviour,” and has not shown aggression towards humans, and so there are no such plans as of yet, she assured.
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