As cougar sightings rise, does Oregon have a big cat problem?

In the late afternoon daylight, Tamara Swanson was walking through Silverton’s Oregon Garden when she came across a cougar attacking a small animal.

At first, she was exhilarated. The Mid-Valley resident has long loved watching animals in the wild.

Then the moment turned tense.

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