One year ago this week, a cougar was captured after causing quite a stir in Discovery Park. To mark the occasion, we decided to find out how that cougar is doing today.
Rich Beausoleil, a cougar and bear specialist with Fish and Wildlife, tells us the young cougar is alive and well. You may remember that the cougar was equipped with a special collar that allows wildlife officials to track it using GPS and cell phone tower signals. After being released in Northeast King County, the cougar traveled over Snoqualmie Pass and is now living in the wilds of Kittitas County.
“It was just in the wrong place at the wrong time in Discovery Park,” said Beausoleil. “We gave it a second shot and it is doing great.”
The collar is designed to fall off the cougar in another year, but wildlife officials hope to get a lot more information before that happens.
