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- A suspected cougar sighting in East Pubnico has renewed debate over Nova Scotia’s cougar existence.
- Biologist Bob Bancroft says eastern cougars are not extinct and argues government interests may shape the stance.
- Parks Canada notes cougars in New Brunswick, while Nova Scotia maintains there is no resident population.
- The Department of Natural Resources says there has been no confirmed evidence since before 1900.
