Park officials in Vancouver are scrambling to catch a peckish river otter snacking on koi fish from a pond at the city’s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

“As of today, seven of our adult koi have been killed,” said a Saturday statement from the garden. “They are an integral part of the Garden family and our cultural heritage, and we do not take their loss lightly.”

Since Saturday, a river otter has been spotted in the Garden’s pond, where it has eaten at least 5 of our adult koi. @ParkBoard is working to relocate the otter, and an investigation is under way to determine how it got here: https://t.co/xK9zwUQu8w



📷 Sadie Brown pic.twitter.com/ngS08ng96t — Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (@vangarden) November 20, 2018

The otter has been hanging around for around a week, and so far has evaded capture from humane traps while still eating the tasty bait placed inside.

The plan is to relocate the otter to the nearby Fraser Valley ― something parks director Howard Normann believes will be beneficial not only to the koi, but to the otter.

“This is for the best chance for the life of this otter, lots of food, lots of friends,” he told CTV News.

Garden communications director Debbie Cheung told the BBC that many of the koi have been at the garden for a “long, long time” and that staff sees them as “part of the team.” Cheung told CBC that for now, it appears that Madonna ― an especially beloved fish believed to be around 50 years old ― has escaped unscathed.

The search continues for an elusive otter that has eaten at least seven treasured koi fish at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver. #TheMoment pic.twitter.com/xzUIJU1eVI — CBC News: The National (@CBCTheNational) November 23, 2018

The public is more or less divided on which animal to root for, with people aligning with either “Team Otter” or “Team Koi.”