A Vancouver Island resident had a surprise when she looked out her kitchen window Thursday morning: two juvenile cougars were playing in her yard.

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Welch said she has observed many animals in the wild, but had never seen a cougar before.

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Welch figures the pair to be approximately a year old.

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She said she contacted the BC Conservation Service to advise officials of the sighting.

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terry.farrell@blackpress.ca
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