A cougar that charged at a woman on the Galloping Goose trail in Langford on Vancouver Island was shot dead today and authorities believe a second cat is still on the loose.
"This was probably one of the most dangerous cougars I have ever come across, for what it could have done," said conservation officer Peter Pauwels, who shot the animal after tracking dogs treed it near Anders Road in the Glen Lake area.
It's rare to see a cougar in the open in daylight, and rarer still to have it run at a person, he said. "That's a sign that it's an extremely dangerous animal."