The B.C. Conservation Officers Service (BCCOS) has confirmed that two African servals are on the loose in the Qualicum Beach area of Vancouver Island. The exotic cats have killed a domestic cat, according to the BC SPCA.
The B.C. Conservation Officers Service has confirmed that two African servals are on the loose in the Qualicum Beach area of Vancouver Island."Residents should remain vigilant and keep dogs on-leash while walking, and keep domestic cats indoors," said the BC SPCA in a social media post Wednesday.
The conservation service also received other reports of the two servals "roaming rural Qualicum Beach." African servals do not fall under B.C.'s controlled alien species regulations and can be owned in the province as pets.
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