A porcupine walking in a shopping centre in Kamloops, Oct. 20.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Eric Kilgour
October 23, 2022 - 2:28 PM
A porcupine seen walking past a Kamloops Bed Bath and Beyond drew a crowd of onlookers, some of whom had never seen the prickly species before.
Resident Eric Kilgour was able to snap a few photos of the porcupine while parked in the Sahali shopping centre, Oct. 20.
“It is the first time I have ever seen a porcupine up close before, I watched him for as long as I could, it was pretty cool.”
Kilgour said the porcupine drew a small crowd of people when it wandered through before disappearing into the darkness behind some garbage bins.
“I was in a nearby parking lot relaxing after work scrolling on my phone and saw on social media there was a porcupine in front of Bed Bath and Beyond so I drove over there to see it,” he said.
“He was really calm and walked slowly. He probably knew no one was going to mess with him, he was fearless.”
Kilgour said members of the public called to let Conservation Officers know.
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Porcupines are found across Canada and in the western United States and are not classified as an at-risk species, according to the Sierra Club of B.C. website.
They always live in or near stands of trees where there are piles of brush to build their nests and mostly eat the inner bark of trees.
The species is threatened by forest fires, diseases and parasites, and are eaten by lynx, cougar and bobcats.
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A porcupine walking in a shopping centre in Kamloops, Oct. 20.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Eric Kilgour
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