SPOKANE, Wash. – Residents in Spokane’s South Hill are on alert after a cougar was spotted near Manito Park this week. Wildlife officials only learned of the sighting after videos circulated online.
Staci Lehman from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) explained that social media often spreads news of wildlife sightings before they are reported to officials.
“We did have one sighting more in the Manitou Park area reported the other day. We didn’t have the one in the Hatch area reported,” Lehman said…