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Cougar in Ashland Feb 07, 2009 12:00 AM A A 28 View all photos A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93. His son-in-law, Tim Church, 59, observes the cat through the living room window. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green The neighborhood adjacent to the yard where a cougar was treed was a major concern for officers who eventually shot and killed the animal on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who observes it from his kitchen window on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green APD temporarily restricted access to the sidewalk on Ashland Street bridge after finding a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93. His son-in-law, Tim Church, 59, observes the cat through the living room window. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green APD temporarily restricted access to the sidewalk on Ashland Street bridge after finding a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green APD temporarily restricted access to the sidewalk on Ashland Street bridge after finding a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93. His son-in-law, Tim Church, 59, observes the cat through the living room window. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93. His son-in-law, Tim Church, 59, observes the cat through the living room window. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green APD temporarily restricted access to the sidewalk on Ashland Street bridge after finding a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Tim Church, 59, observes a cougar resting on a tree limb, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 in the backyard of his father-in-law's home on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green Area residents and passerby observe a cougar Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, resting on the limb of a tree in the backyard of Warren Hardy on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93. His son-in-law, Tim Church, 59, observes the cat through the living room window. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green A cougar rests on a tree limb in the backyard of Warren Hardy, 93, who lives on Clay Street. Officers shot and killed the animal after exhausting all available options. - Mike Green