The long asked question of whether cougars exist in northwestern Ontario may have been answered.
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They had also been talking to taxidermist Dan Cavicchiolo and decided to bring the cat to Boreal Tales Taxidermy on Hwy 61, south west of Thunder Bay.
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Jolanta Kowalski, a communications specialist with the OMNRF said the animal carcass was in their possession and would be DNA tested to confirm whether it was a wild cougar, or a domesticated pet that had been released. She said the ministry had not decided what would be done with the mount. A Vice Principal at the Public School board has already pitched having the animal displayed at an outdoor education centre they operate at Kingfisher Lake, on Hwy 527.
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