Victoria firefighter rescues a cougar from a tree that had been asleep

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Scott Norris who is a conservation officer in Victoria British Columbia mentioned a story of a firefighter who used a ladder to climb a tree to rescue an 80 pound cougar who had been tranquilized by firefighters and conservation officers on Friday afternoon. Normally the rule of thumb is when a cougar is away from his element and into areas that are not considered their territory, they are put to sleep for the safety of the people. I will give the firefighter credit for bravery since he had the courage to carry the cougar who was asleep over his shoulder back to the ground. Scott felt that since the cougar was a young animal, he is better off living the rest of his life in his domain away from the population. Police dogs were able to chase the cougar up a tree after the cougar was seen at a beach in Esquimalt.