West Vancouver resident Venus Yau got a big surprise when she witnessed what she described as a 鈥渂ig, fat cat鈥� slink into her backyard Friday morning.
鈥淚 just moved to Vancouver from Hong Kong one year ago. I鈥檝e never seen this kind of animal in Hong Kong,鈥� said Yau.
From the safety of her Ambleside neighbourhood home, Yau captured video of the animal as it stared briefly inside her house before turning and leaving.
She had a hunch that it was a wild animal. After picking her kids up from school and showing them the video of the brief wildlife encounter, they informed her that she鈥檇 come face to face with a bobcat.
鈥淚 just wanted to alert others in the neighbourhood about it,鈥� said Yau. 鈥淲hen I saw the cat I knew that I had to keep a certain distance.鈥�
A spokesman from the Ministry of Environment advised common sense if residents encounter a bobcat in their neighbourhood, including not approaching the animal. If people are unsure what to do following a wildlife encounter, they are encouraged to call the province鈥檚 Report All Poachers and Polluters hotline at 1-877-952-7277.
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