This dead, male cougar was found in a snowbank off Boreal Road, March 25, 2017 near Thunder Bay. (photo credit: Mandi Weist )Weist said they were shocked to see the huge cat. Knowing it was an extremely rare find, the group loaded the dead cougar onto the vehicle and brought it into Thunder Bay. Mandi Weist compares her hand to the paw of the dead cougar she and a friend found off Boreal Road, north west of Thunder Bay, March 25, 2017. "They said it was the very first confirmed mountain lion carcass in Ontario," said Weist.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2017 22:07 UTC