Reported cougar attack near Cheney-Spokane Road likely coyote

CHENEY – Reports of a possible cougar attack off of Cheney-Spokane Road last week may have actually been something a bit less sinister but no less dangerous.

Social media accounts on Wednesday reported a “confirmed cougar attack” on a goat at a home in the area of Gibbs and Sherman roads, south of the Cheney-Spokane Road in the Latah Creek area that took place on Tuesday night. The goat was “eviscerated” before the cougar was scared off, the post noted.

Department of Fish and Wildlife community outreach liaison for the DFW police Becky Bennett said on Feb. 3 the only report of a cougar they ha...