On August 12, 2017 the Fernie Conservation Officer Service (C.O.S.) was forced to destroy two sibling immature cougars, one healthy male and one underweight female, near Island Lake Lodge. The two-and-a-half-year-old cougars were destroyed due to the risk they posed to the general public.
According to a report by WildsafeBC, the two cougars were spotted in the Island Lake Lodge area numerous times on separate occasions within a two-week period.
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