Cougar captured in Seattle park
Wildlife officials in Washington state have captured a cougar that has been prowling through Seattle and had forced the closure of the city's largest park.
Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Darren Friedel said the cougar was immobilised with a tranquilliser and captured in Discovery Park.
Mr Friedel said an enforcement officer tracked the animal after authorities were told the cougar had been spotted on Saturday evening, the latest sighting in or near the 534-acre preserve north west of the city's central area.
Captain Bill Hebner said the cougar is a two-and-a-half-year-old male, weighs 140 pounds and is in very good health.
He said officials are considering releasing it into the wild in Snohomish County, north of Seattle.