A third cougar has been sighted wandering through a residential neighborhood of Santiago, Chile.

Vancouver Island is known for its predatory wildlife, such as black bears, coastal wolves and cougars. Many towns and villages sit in areas with high populations of predatory wildlife, making interactions with humans often inevitable, unless effective coexistence management is in place.

Mountain lion sightings have been reported in far Southeast Alaska for years, and one sighting has been confirmed.

The animal was spotted Thursday about seven or eight kilometres away from the sand pits.

Cougar sightings are rare in the North Slave region, but not unheard of. The big cat was seen at 1 p.m. crossing the highway at kilometre 49, between the Cameron Falls trailhead and Reid Lake campground.