A cougar has been seen in the Boring area, according to a Tuesday report.

KPTV reports the cougar was seen at property off Southeast 312th Avenue, which is near U.S. 26. The large cat was later found in a tree, according to the news station.

It took off after a neighbor apparently fired a gun at it, the news station reported.

State troopers were called to the area, according to KPTV, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the cougar doesn’t appear to pose a threat.

Over 6,000 cougars live in Oregon, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Sightings and encounters are rare, according to the agency, but sightings have increased.

-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

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