A man from Port Alberni, British Columbia, suffered minor injuries when he went to save his dog from a cougar attack on Wednesday night.
The BC Conservation Service says the attack took place shortly after 9 pm in a residential area of the community on Timberlane Road.
The man had let his little dog out when a cougar suddenly pounced on the pet, according to BCCOS.
The man rushed to the animals and managed to kick the cougar and grab his dog, scaring the predator.
The conservation service says the man was slightly injured in the collision and that the dog was injured, but is now recovering from his wounds.
Conservationists and a tracking dog are in the Middle Island community looking for the cougar, BCCOS reported on Thursday.
The conservation service is asking residents to be vigilant and meanwhile keep their pets on leashes.
Earlier this spring, a rash of cougar attacks against domestic dogs occurred on Vancouver Island, although usually in the South Island area.
As many as five attacks on cougar dogs were reported in March and early April.
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