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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

B.C. man punches cougar in face, deters attack

Jul 27, 2025
Jul 27, 2025 Updated Jul 27, 2025

Cougar blamed for killing three sheep and an emu on Vancouver Island — A cougar plays with a piece of wool at the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A cougar plays with a piece of wool at the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior.

The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

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