Cougar spotted in Hillsboro, NM

Officers with the state Game and Fish Department are watching for a cougar that’s suspected of killing at least one house cat and possibly two other animals in Hillsboro. Wildlife officers responded Sunday to a complaint that a cougar had killed a cat. Hillsboro resident Harley Shaw says he saw the wild cat munching on the pet in a woman’s yard. Shaw says another house cat and a raccoon were found dead at the same home the day before, and two other cats disappeared from a different home a week before. But officials say there’s no way to tell whether the cougar was responsible. The cougar hasn’t threatened any residents, but authorities say people should be cautious since a few cougar attacks have occurred in Colorado and California in recent years.