A cougar responsible for the deaths of multiple goats at a farm near the Lorane Highway in south Eugene has been captured and euthanized, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Beth Quillian, a spokesperson for ODFW, confirmed that the cougar killed 13 goats on the property earlier this week.
“The cougar entered a barn and killed goats inside and outside after the goats fled the barn,” Quillian said. “It is not uncommon for cougars to kill multiple animals at a time if they have the chance.”
Predator control specialist
The farm owner hired a private agent to trap the animal. Eric Lee, a predator control specialist and owner of “The Cougar Guy LLC,” confirmed that he captured and euthanized a cougar on the property.
Since starting his business in 2020, Lee has trapped and killed 45 “cats,” 20 of which have been killed in 2024, he said.
“It’s heartbreaking, especially when I go there and stand there in the pasture. I look around and there’s just death everywhere,” Lee said. “He had 19 total. Thirteen of them got killed, six of them were wounded and ultimately, it sounds like four of those six may make it.”