Just like in the Eastern USA, there have been hundreds of unconfirmed Cougar sightings in Quebec and Ontario over the past 100 years..........Could two recent attacks on horses in South Stukely and Asbetos, Canada been caused by the Big Cats as evidence there suggests? Like in Connecticut where a South Dakota Cougar was found, might our majestic "Catamounts" be on the verge of a comeback back into our Eastern Forests?

Big cat behind Quebec horse attack could be rare cougar

(click on "THE MYSTERIOUS EASTERN COUGAR link below to watch a 5 minute/30 sec video report on the possibility of Cougars existing  in Quebec) 

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Wildlife officials are hoping bait will help confirm if an elusive eastern cougar is behind a horse attack in the Eastern Townships.

They've been searching for the cat since a young woman in South Stukely witnessed her horse being attacked by an animal she described as a cougar last month. Officials haven't determined what type of animal was behind the attack, but there is speculation it could be the rare eastern cougar.

Cougars once prowled Ontario and Quebec, but for decades has been thought to be extinct.
Biologists have now rubbed scent bait on a pole near the attack site to try to confirm the species.
Isabelle Thibeau, a biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife, said the possibility of finding an eastern cougar is exciting.

"They are not very abundant and we never know for sure. We have good sighting reports but a lot of time we lack proof," she said. Wildlife officials confirm another horse was attacked by a big cat in the town of Asbestos last week. Prints that resembled cougar paws were also found in the area.