A cougar was spotted in the forest in the Polanów commune (West Pomeranian Voivodeship). A hunter observed the wild animal and reported it to foresters. Local authorities appealed to residents to exercise caution and avoid entering the forest.
A hunter posted a video on social media of a puma he spotted in a forest in the Polanów commune . Foresters were notified of the predator's presence.
He encountered a puma while hunting. The hunter showed the footage.
Maciej Wiórka from the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Szczecinek reported that the man encountered the wild cat twice. According to him, "everything points to it being a puma."
"He first noticed it when he was going hunting, while it was still light. He made noise and shouted for the animal to leave, but it didn't react. The man fired a warning shot, and only then did it react, but with a significant delay and without the expected result. It didn't run away, it took a few steps to the side. This could mean the cougar is older and deaf. A few hours later, on the night of July 6th to 7th , it approached the stand where the hunter was ," he said.
Due to the appearance of an exotic predator in the forest, local authorities have issued a warning to residents . " An exotic feline predator—most likely a puma—was spotted in the Polanów commune near Karsinka and Rekowo, " we read.
"Due to the potential danger, please do not enter the forest and adjacent areas, " the appeal was made.
Crisis headquarters and appeal to residents
Municipal authorities have established a crisis team , which is working to locate and capture the animal. "If you spot the predator, please exercise extreme caution, move away, and report the matter urgently to the municipal crisis team," the release stated.
"Due to the possibility of the animal's movement," information about the puma was also published by the authorities of the neighboring commune of Manowo.
Polanów Commune Secretary Dorota Buczkowska-Szalbierz announced on Thursday that cooperation has already been established with a specialist wildlife capture company from Szczecin. Initial attempts, undertaken overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, were unsuccessful.
Therefore, foresters intend to set up camera traps in the forest, and forest guard patrols will also be sent there.
This isn't the first search for a predatory cat in the forests of West Pomerania. In late January, the Będzino commune warned residents about a puma or cheetah , which had been captured by a camera trap in the forest complex in Strachomin several weeks earlier, after a report from the village head. At that time, the predator was not located or captured.
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