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Updated · LiveNOW from FOX · Jun 13
B.C. Woman Kicks Cougar to Save 1 Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Updated
Updated · LiveNOW from FOX · Jun 13

B.C. Woman Kicks Cougar to Save 1 Nigerian Dwarf Goat

3 articles · Updated · LiveNOW from FOX · Jun 13

Summary

  • Security video from British Columbia shows farm owner Gina Moore rushing into a barn and driving off a cougar with a single kick as it mauled one of her four Nigerian dwarf goats.
  • Seconds earlier, the big cat had its mouth and forelegs wrapped around the screaming goat while other goats scattered through the barn.
  • Moore told Storyful adrenaline took over and she acted knowing the cougar could turn on her, saying she had to make the intervention count.
  • Her farm also keeps geese and cows, and she said predators have become a more frequent threat after a black bear killed her miniature horse last year.
  • Moore said bears and cougars have only recently begun hunting on her property, which she linked to development pushing wildlife out of natural habitat.

Insights

A farmer's kick saved her goat, but can individual heroics solve a wildlife crisis fueled by urban sprawl?
When a cougar is in the barn, does the fault lie with the predator or with policies that destroy its natural habitat?