Published 16:03 IST, September 14th 2019
Bandon Woman spots cougar atop a roof, photos shared on the Internet
A Bandon woman said she was surprised to see a Cougar sitting atop the garage of her neighbour's roof on Monday morning when she went out to smoke a cigarette
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A Bandon woman, Alysha Sifford was in for a huge surprise when she came eye-to-eye with a cougar sitting atop gar of her neighbour's roof on Monday morning when she went out for a smoke break. She said she was out to light her cigarette and suddenly she glanced past her neighbour's roof, only to see a cougar sitting re peacefully and watching her smoke cigarette. She said creature looked m, stayed on roof and watched her for over a minute. She said she wasn't afraid but was just alarmed. neighbour, John Forrest who lives in Aumsville 10 miles east of Salem tells a news ncy that it's his lioness and all pictures put online are from his property. He said that it's his resin lion y have put atop roof of his gar and thought it looked cool. He put it up along with his companion Dean Panr as a marketing trick for his antique business, Treasures Trondhjem, which he runs out of his gar.
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Forrest: business gained a remarkable reputation
Forrest who resides in 500 blocks of rth 11th Street in Aumsville said his business hub gained a remarkable reputation after he put it up about two months ago. Someone took picture of a cougar on social media a couple of days ago which went viral. He said thousands of people are reacting and sharing pictures of cougar. Some of people have also called him a liar and said picture is edited and photoshopped. He said people usually drive by and slow down, and he waves back at m. He also said in one such incident, a ly screamed to warn him about cougar and asked him t to come out of his gar. She ended up calling 9-1-1, said Forrest. Forrest lives in a rural area where cougars are very common and it is obvious to react that way. He said its a lion and t a cougar. main ro is just 130 feet away and people drive by at 30 miles per hour and turn around.
Forrest uses picture for his Facebook p so that locals can identify him. He said he has been enjoying reing about it.
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Keeping fake cougars t a crime: Bob Webb, Bandon Police
Bob Webb, Bandon Police Chief told keeping fake cougars is t a crime. He said he is t aware of any law that bars people from keeping fake wild animals like a cougar or a snake on its roof. People even put carved bears in front of ir yards but re's a crime in it. state of Oregon is famous for wild cougars and last year it faced a fatal attack by a cougar in Mount Hood National Forest. Department of Wildlife, Oregon estimates that re are around 6000 cougars in state.
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15:01 IST, September 14th 2019