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November 10, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A Cougar spotted again STONE WORK Cougar from Page 1A of a violent unknown predator, possibly a cougar. “Our manager informed us and I thought the public should be aware,” res- ident Jennifer Paluch said last week. “A couple of the tenants were out this weekend and actually witnessed a cougar grab a cat,” added Paluch, a mother of a 2-year-old and owner of two large dogs. Paluch was told the animal had been spotted and “snagged a few pets from the complex,” she said. Creekside Village Apart- ments man- ager Joelle Breazier said she reported the incidents to Fish and Wildlife and state police. “ We ’ v e had several animals go missing in the last sev- eral months,” Breazier said. C o s t a Kenenounis, Joelle Breazier, who lives at an end unit Creekside Village bordering the Apartments manager woods, said other pet owners had come by recently searching for missing pets. He was called Monday by a neighbor sitting outside who witnessed a fi ght be- tween her cat and a large animal. “She thought it was a bobcat, but de- scribed it as a light-tan, knee-high cat at- tacking a neighbor cat and dragging it off in the woods,” Kenenounis said. Kenenounis joined the search. “I was kind of skeptical, but I found where it happened,” he said. He found signs of an animal struggle and remnants of the cat’s fur, he said. As a hunter, he recognized what he de- scribed as cougar tracks, “like a big dog print, but a cat print.” Naturalist Neal Maine said the reports were “credible,” but coyotes were more likely to snatch house cats than cougars. An estimated 6,493 cougars lived in Oregon in 2015, a healthy population, ac- cording to the state. This summer, people reported multiple cougar sightings near downtown Tigard, a city of more than 48,000 outside of Portland, The Daily Astorian reported last week. ‘WE’VE HAD SEVERAL ANIMALS GO MISSING IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.’ Premium Countertops, Backsplashes, Floors and More! Quarts, Marble, Soapstone, Granite Q u a l i t y S t o n e W o r k S i n c e 1917 2007 sightings prompted cougar alert new owners c hris and s hary s chauermann 15 Sightings from Page 1A Cougars are part of our natural en- vironment, Roley added. “We respond to their presence as is appropriate whether it is a cougar or a herd of elk roaming the high school track.” In 2007, cougar sightings in the same area prompted warnings from of- fi cials and consultation with Fish and Wildlife. Representatives of the de- partment came to Seaside Heights El- ementary School to meet with offi cials after reports of cougars in the area. “Seaside neighborhood put on cougar alert,” a headline read at the time. A Seaside resident said she had been awakened by her two dogs and come upon a cougar outside her win- dow eating breadcrumbs. After families were notifi ed in the school letter, precautions were taken to bring activities inside, a response similar to one taken last week in Sea- side after neighbors feared a cougar had snatched missing pets. In May 2012, Warrenton Police and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received reports from citizens of sightings of a cougar near the 300 block of First Street. Warrenton Police Chief Mathew Workman said at the time there had been “three or four” sightings in the downtown area. An Oregon State Police sergeant in Astoria said at the time cougars had been seen at times near Fort Stevens, but sightings in town were rare. Maine recommended a network of trail cameras to monitor wildlife. “Even at night, they do a great job,” he said. “With infrared, it’s enough to ID stuff, so if people see things, it provides a slick way to test the theory.” Bear sighting The owner of a Maltese dog, Kene- nounis said he used to let his dog walk ahead of him off leash. “Now I don’t do it,” he said. “There’s no way I could keep up with any animal invite you to their show room % m e nt i o n c o de “423 gat e way 1” fo r a di s c o u nt o n a ny c o u nt erto p i ns ta llat i o n ( good f or 30 d ay s ) 423 gateway avenue 503.325.0761 w w w . asto riag ranitew o rks . co m ‘SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PUT ON COUGAR ALERT’ Seaside Signal headline from 2007 Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Ber- gin said at the time one of his staff spotted a cougar in her backyard. Department of Fish and Wildlife biol- ogist Herman Biederbeck confi rmed the reports of sightings, suggesting the cou- gar could have been a female with a cub. Three months later, police received reports of what appeared to be a cou- gar at Sixth Street and Irving Avenue in Astoria. Police were unable to verify the sighting. Victoria Hayteas, who lives at Ju- niper Ridge in Warrenton, said Friday neighbors have seen cougars. The animals have been spotted “drinking from the pond behind the Main Street Market,” she said. “I know there are cougars here,” Hayteas said. “I wonder — do cougars whistle? What I’ve been woken up to is a whistle. … I know it’s not a bird. Do these crazy things whistle?” that would snatch him and run.” Paluch is “a little frightful” that there might be a cougar nearby, she said. This week, Paluch reported a new in- cident occurred at the Creekside Village Apartments, in which a cat was snatched by a cougar. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Seaside police re- ceived a report of a bear sighting in the same area, near Cooper Drive and Alder Drive. 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