Saturday 31 August 2013

Big Cat sightings on Exmoor (Documentary)

The 'Beast of Trowbridge'? Pensioners spy creature eating its kill in empty field


Two pensioners believe they stumbled across the fabled 'Beast of Trowbridge' eating its kill while out for a walk in Wiltshire.

Herbert and Doreen Smith while going through Murhill Woods in Trowbridge where they say they saw the creature which is said to be the size of a Husky or Labrador. They quickly took a picture of the image with the camera they had with them.

Thursday 29 August 2013

US SIGHTING: Mountain Lion causes trouble in northwest Valley

Mountain Lion causes trouble in northwest Valley ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
The big cat first appeared at the back door of a home near 89th Avenue and Lake Pleasant Road. "He showed no fear at all," said Rebekah Coleman who shot ...
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NEWSLINKl The Argus inspires a big cat thriller with film about Beast of Bevendean

The Argus inspires a big cat thriller with film about Beast of Bevendean The Argus
Nightmare Hunters follows two eleven-year-old friends, Sam (Brenock O'Connor) and Raffi (Toby Murray), who set out on a mission to find a big cat that has ...
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US SIGHTINGS: Ghosts of Virginia's mountain lions?

Ghosts of Virginia's mountain lions? Inside NoVA
Like the big cat sighting in Westridge earlier this month, the creature was gone by the time police and park rangers arrived. And like the phantom cat in ...
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UK SIGHTING: Another big cat sighting

Another big cat sighting The Galloway Gazette
I lived in Africa so I know what a big cat looks like. It was about four foot long from nose to tail and the tail was long and curled upwards. It was about three foot ...
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NEWSLINK: Biologist says mountain lions are watching

Biologist says mountain lions are watching San Francisco Chronicle
If the big cat, for whatever reason, comes toward you, read the signals. Has it flattened its ears? It is hissing and snarling? If it prepares to pounce, you must ...
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NEWSLINK: 'Nightmare' virus kills several tigers at Texas wildlife sanctuary

'Nightmare' virus kills several tigers at Texas wildlife sanctuary Fox News
WYLIE, Texas – Apollo was his usual friendly self at feeding time, even though the 12-year-old tiger was fighting a virus that had sickened numerous big cats at ...
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In-Sync Exotics: After Distemper Deaths Future Of Ailing Cats ...
COM/AP) — Apollo was his usual friendly self at feeding time, even though the 12-year-old tiger was fighting a virus that had sickened numerous big cats at his ...
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Deadly virus hits tigers, lions at Texas refuge FederalNewsRadio.com
Canine distemper, a very rare disease to strike felines, has killed and sickened several big cats at the well respected animal sanctuary. (AP Photo/LM Otero).
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UK SIGHTINGS: Through Golden Eyes: More Big Cat sightings in the UK

Through Golden Eyes: More Big Cat sightings in the UK Lin Kerns
Bob Wallace, coordinator for the Scottish Big Cats group, who carry out investigations into big cat sightings from all over Scotland, said he received a report of a ...
Through Golden Eyes

UK SIGHTINGS: There's a big cat on the prowl

There's a big cat on the prowl | Latest News | News | Daily Star ...
A COUPLE out for a stroll saw this mysterious “big cat” prowling across a field before pouncing on a rabbit and ripping it to pieces. (Latest News,big,cat,beast of ...
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NEWSLINK: World's Oldest Tiger Plays In Fountain, Too Cute [Video]

World's Oldest Tiger Plays In Fountain, Too Cute [Video] The Inquisitr
Big Cat Rescue said that the 24-year-old tiger is the world's oldest. I have no reason to doubt them. Their maximum known lifespan is reportedly 26. Wild tigers ...
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US SIGHTINGS: Mountain Lion visits Arizona home, fatally shot by cops as it flees

Mountain Lion visits Arizona home, fatally shot by cops as it flees New York Daily News
An Arizona family sitting down for dinner had an unexpected guest from the wild — an adolescent mountain lion. The little big cat suddenly appeared outside the ...
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NEWSLINK: Beast of Trowbridge: Big cat picture exposed as FAKE from 2007

'Beast of Trowbridge' big cat caught on camera eating rabbits in rural ... Mirror.co.uk
This picture shows the moment a couple came across the fabled Beast of Trowbridge - the big cat rumoured to have stalked parts of Wiltshire for years.
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Beast of Trowbridge: Big cat picture exposed as FAKE from 2007 Mirror.co.uk
A picture apparently showing a big cat dubbed the Beast of Trowbridge was today ... The photo - apparently of a large black cat eating some freshly-caught prey ...
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UK SIGHTING: Big Cat spotted in Livingston

Big Cat spotted in Livingston West Lothian Courier
Bob Wallace, coordinator for the Scottish Big Cats group, who carry out investigations into big cat sightings from all over Scotland, said he received a report of a ...
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NEWSLINK: Amazing photos show the private life of a lion named C-Boy

Amazing photos show the private life of a lion named C-Boy msnNOW
A big male cat may live only 12 years and females 19, though half of lion cubs don't make it to age 2. Among males, competition as they move among prides is ...
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NEWSLINK: Arizona scientists offer tips for mountain lion encounters

Arizona scientists offer tips for mountain lion encounters KTAR.com
PHOENIX -- University of Arizona scientists are offering safety tips to residents who live in mountain lion country after a big cat was killed this week in suburban ...
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UK SIGHTINGS: Beware the 'Beast of Trowbridge': Big cat spotted in Wiltshire ...

Beware the 'Beast of Trowbridge': Big cat spotted in Wiltshire ... Express.co.uk
... 'Beast of Trowbridge': Big cat spotted in Wiltshire countryside. A LEGENDARY 'big cat' has been pictured stalking through a field in the Wiltshire countryside.
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Walkers report latest sighting of 'Beast of Trowbridge' This is Bath
Last month eccentric aristocrat Sir Ben Slade put up a sign to warn guests of the big cat he fears is roaming around his stately home at Maunsel House, North ...
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NEWSLINK: Weird News: Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog

Weird News: Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog Daily Herald
The large, aggressive breed has a trademark bushy mane that gives it a lion-like appearance, but its vocalizations are more woof than roar. The Beijing Youth ...
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CORRECTION China Phony Feline

ODD: Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog Herald and News
A zoo in the central China city of Luohe attempted to pass off a Tibetan mastiff as a lion, state media reported. The large, aggressive breed has a trademark ...
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China zoo's big cat exposed as a dog Herald Scotland
China zoo's big cat exposed as a dog. Saturday 17 August 2013. beijing: A zoo in central China has been closed after visitors were outraged to discover its lion ...
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China zoo tells a lie, replaces big cat with big dog Philippine Star
CORRECTS A SPELLING OF AFRICAN LION - In this photo taken Monday Aug. 12, 2013, a Tibetan mastiff looks out from a cage near a sign which reads ...
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NEWSLINK: Oklahoma family provides home to big cats with cougar sanctuary NewsOK.com Oklahoma family provides home to big cats with cougar sanctuary. Bob and Leah Aufill run Pumarama San Francisco in Tryon, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma family provides home to big cats with cougar sanctuary NewsOK.com
Oklahoma family provides home to big cats with cougar sanctuary. Bob and Leah Aufill run Pumarama San Francisco in Tryon, Oklahoma. They have two ...
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Oklahoma family provides home to big cats with cougar sanctuary. Bob and Leah Aufill run Pumarama San Francisco in Tryon, Oklahoma. They have two ...
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NEWSLINK: Cougar taken in by Lincoln County couple; big cat's cage visible ...

Cougar taken in by Lincoln County couple; big cat's cage visible ... The Republic
Bob Aufill says he worked with large cats for more than 50 years and wanted to get back into the groove when he married Leah. Once Leah held the cub, Bob ...
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UK SIGHTINGS: Big cat photo confirmed by Gloucestershire expert - in the USA

Big cat photo confirmed by Gloucestershire expert - in the USA This is Gloucestershire
GLOUCESTERSHIRE big cat tracker Frank Tunbridge has confirmed a big cat ... After Herbert and Doreen Smith claimed they saw the big black cat in Murhill ...
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NEWSLINK: Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...: Britain's Big Cats and Princess ...

Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...: Britain's Big Cats and Princess ... Nick Redfern
Britain's Big Cats and Princess Diana. Some of you may have seen this breaking story: a new and highly controversial claim to the effect that elements of the ...
Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...

NEWSLINK: A kitten at heart: World's oldest tiger plays like a kid in sanctuary ...

A kitten at heart: World's oldest tiger plays like a kid in sanctuary ... Daily Mail
Flavio, a male Siberian/Bengal tiger, retired to Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, ... his paws, trying to capture the water like a smaller cat would a laser-pointer beam.
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NEWSLINK: Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog

Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog WCNC
Reports say the zoo in the central China city of Luohe attempted to pass off a Tibetan mastiff as a lion. The large breed's trademark mane gives it a lion-like ...
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NEWSLINK: When big cats attack in the movies

When big cats attack in the movies Yahoo! Movies UK
An unidentified animal described by one witness as "a large cat-like creature," it is but one of numerous monstrous felines - sometimes classed as ABCs (Alien ...
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FEATURELINK: Where the big cats are

Where the big cats are GlobalPost
Jaguars roam Belize's tropical Cockscomb forest, the heart of a pioneering plan to carve a green corridor linking the big cat species across the region.
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UK SIGHTINGS: Lynx or domestic cat? Golfers start talking

Lynx or domestic cat? Golfers start talking Eastbourne Herald
A big cat roaming around a local golf club has become a hot topic of conversation among members. The cat, pictured by Royal Golf Club member Brian Taylor, ...
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NEWSLINK: Cougar dies at North Texas animal refuge

Cougar dies at North Texas animal refuge Charlotte Observer
Her death was preceded by the recent deaths of the six big cats in an outbreak of distemper that refuge officials describe as "an absolute living nightmare.".
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FEATURELINK: It's your last chance to see...

It's your last chance to see... Travel Weekly
FACT: Only 6000 of these big cats are found in the wild today and climate change is set to diminish the population by at least 30% in the Himalayas alone.
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USA SIGHTINGS: Not your ordinary housecat


MYSTERIOUS—A resident spotted this ghostlyfigure of a large cat near Westlake Lake. Not your ordinary housecat
Thousand Oaks Acorn
MYSTERIOUS—A resident spotted this ghostlyfigure of a large cat near Westlake Lake. MYSTERIOUS—A resident spotted this ghostlyfigure of a large cat ...
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CANADA SIGHTINGS: Westsyde cougar sighting raises alarm

Westsyde cougar sighting raises alarm Kamloops Daily News
A cougar sighting at a popular hiking spot has a Westsyde resident raising the alarm that a big cat is again on the prowl. Christi Watchel bumped into the animal ...
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USA SIGHTINGS:BIG CATS: Readers share cougar, bobcat photos, sightings

BIG CATS: Readers share cougar, bobcat photos, sightings Press-Enterprise
This large wild cat was photographed on Thursday, Aug. 22, near Park Hill in San Jacinto. Dolly Moreau, who submitted the picture, believes it was a mountain ...
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UK SIGHTINGS: Mystery big cat is spotted in Shropshire again

Mystery big cat is spotted in Shropshire again « Shropshire Star
A large black panther-like creature has made a reappearance in Shropshire.
Shropshire News - Midlands News - Breaking News UK « Shropshire Star

UK SIGHTINGS: Big cat is 'most probably a large domestic', says group

Big cat is 'most probably a large domestic', says group | This is ... Derby Telegraph
A LARGE black cat that was spotted close to a garden centre near Derby is "most probably a domestic", experts have said.British Big Cat Research, which ...
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NEWSLINK: Through Golden Eyes: Eighth Big Cat Dies at Wylie Sanctuary

Through Golden Eyes: Eighth Big Cat Dies at Wylie Sanctuary Lin Kerns
An eighth big cat that struggled with health issues this year has died at a Wylie ... has been involved in the deaths of multiple big cats at the Wylie sanctuary.
Through Golden Eyes

SPANISH SIGHTINGS: Big cat sighting prompts panic in Spain

Big cat sighting prompts panic in Spain New Zealand Herald
The supposed sighting of a black panther in a park in Berja, southern Spain, has rattled the nearly 15,000 people who call the area home and fuelled ...
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Panther: Police In Spain Hunt For Big Cat Sky News
Spanish authorities are using night vision equipment to hunt for a panther-like big cat that has been spotted by residents. More than half a dozen people have ...
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NEWSLINK: 7th big cat dies at Texas animal refuge from virus

7th big cat dies at Texas animal refuge from virus Boston.com
WYLIE, Texas — A tiger described as the ''soul'' of a North Texas animal sanctuary became the seventh big cat to die from an outbreak of a fatal virus, ...
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Seventh big cat dies at animal refuge Your Houston News
Tacoma is the seventh big cat to die from an outbreak of canine distemper, a spokeswoman for the refuge said Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Advertisement.
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7th big cat dies at Texas animal refuge from virus - TwinCities.com The Associated Press
WYLIE, Texas—A tiger described as the "soul" of a North Texas animal sanctuary became the seventh big cat to die from an outbreak of a fatal.
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US SIGHTINGS: Big cat roaming Detroit streets shot dead

Big cat roaming Detroit streets shot dead WZZM
(DETROIT FREE PRESS) - The big cat roaming Detroit's northeast side is dead, according to a feral cat rescue group that has been trying to find it for days.
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ICYMI: Big cat roaming Detroit streets shot dead, Medicaid ... Detroit Free Press
Big cat roaming Detroit streets shot dead, thrown in garbage, group says : The 25-pound Savannah cat, which had drawn increasing media coverage for its ...
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Big cat roaming Detroit, shot & killed WXIA-TV
This photo taken by a resident shows the big cat that has been roaming a Detroit ... DETROIT - A big cat roaming Detroit's northeast side is dead, according to a ...
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Detroit Big Cat, Giant Savannah Breed Animal Named 'Chum', Shot ... Huffington Post
Reports of a giant cat stalking the streets of Detroit made national headlines for a few days. But now an animal group says that the big cat of Detroit, who was ...
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Rescuers: Big cat roaming Detroit killed Argus Press
A big cat that had been roaming Detroit's northeast side has been killed, an animal rescue advocate says. The 25-pound Savannah cat named Chum was found ...
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Rescuers: Big cat roaming Detroit killed WNEM Saginaw
Animal rescuers say a big cat that has been roaming Detroit's northeast side has been killed. The Detroit Free Press reports that the 25-pound Savannah cat was ...
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A big cat has Detroit residents on alert Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
The Detroit Free Press reports that many residents on the city's northeast side have seen what appears to be an exotic cat, perhaps as tall as 4 feet, roaming the ...

'Big Cat' Causing Stir In Detroit Is Shot Dead « CBS Detroit sstoddart
An exotic-looking "big cat" is no longer roaming a northwest Detroit neighborhood.
CBS Detroit
Group says big cat that was prowling around Detroit has been shot
Our Scripps station in Detroit, 7 Action News, has learned new information in the case of a big cat prowling around Detroit's east side.
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NEWSLINK: Mysterious Large Cat Stalks Detroit Neighborhood

http://www.livescience.com/39171-large-cat-stalks-detroit.html


NEWSLINK: Detroit Big Cat, Giant Savannah Breed Animal Named 'Chum', Shot And Killed: Reports

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/27/detroit-big-cat-giant-shot-killed-savannah_n_3822522.html?utm_hp_ref=animals

NEWSLINK: The 'Beast of Trowbridge'? Pensioners spy creature eating its kill in empty field

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/-beast-of-trowbridge--strikes-again--couple-spots-enormous-creature-eating-its-kill-in-empty-field-101150500.html#fTMPHp2


NEWSLINK: Florida Panther sightings survey

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/panther-sightings.html

Tuesday 13 August 2013

NEWSLINKS: 6th big cat dies at North Texas animal sanctuary

6th big cat dies at North Texas animal sanctuary Sacramento Bee
WYLIE, Texas -- A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary. Officials with In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and ...
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6th big cat dies at Texas animal sanctuary USA TODAY
WYLIE, Texas (AP) — A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary. Officials with In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue ...
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6th big cat dies at Texas animal sanctuary Indianapolis Star
In this Thursday, July 25, 2013 photo, Kazuri, a 10-year-old male Bengal tiger suffering from distemper, is calmed in a pen before a blood draw at the In-Sync ...
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Sixth Big Cat Dies at Wylie Sanctuary NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary. Officials with In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center in ...
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Monday 12 August 2013

NEWSLINK: 58 tigers die in Madhya Pradesh in past five years

58 tigers die in Madhya Pradesh in past five years Press Trust of India
Bhopal, Aug 11 (PTI) As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya ...
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NEWSLINK: Bobcats on the rise in New Hampshire

Bobcats on the rise in New Hampshire The Union Leader
For two consecutive days in late July, the big cat napped on a stump in their yard. It was the first time they had seen a bobcat in their seven years living on Lady ...
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NEWSLINK: Man jumps into lion's enclosure in Patna zoo, mauled

Man jumps into lion's enclosure in Patna zoo, mauled Hindustan Times
Zoo authorities said Mohammad Imran Khan, 22, barged into the den of Big Cat Vishal around 11 am for no apparent reason other than the likelihood of "a ...
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NEWSLINK: Fifth Big Cat Dies of Distemper at In-Sync Exotics

Fifth Big Cat Dies of Distemper at In-Sync Exotics NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A fifth big cat has died at a North Texas animal sanctuary where officials are ... Lucca, a 13-year-old Bengal tiger is the fifth big cat to die from canine distemper.
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USA SIGHTINGS: Big cat prowling Oxford Ct Post

Big cat prowling Oxford Ct Post
This big cat was spotted behind the B&B Insurance co. on Route 67 in Oxford this week. Photo: Contributed Photo. This big cat was spotted behind the B&B ...
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NEWSLINK: Man critically injured in leopard attack

Man critically injured in leopard attack Business Standard
The big cat pounced on Mohammad Ramzan Dar when he had ventured out of his ... Several black bears and wild cats have also been killed by local residents ...
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CANADA SIGHTING: Skunk turns cougar into scaredy-cat

Skunk turns cougar into scaredy-cat Ottawa Citizen
The big cat was eating a deer carcass when the skunk arrived. Twice the video shows the skunk staring down the cougar and at least once chasing it ...
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CFZ PEOPLE: My That's English!: Big cat hunter

My That's English!: Big cat hunter coordinacion.thats.eoi1z@gmail.com
Big Cat Hunter is another report in the BBC's Real Time video series. ... a naturalist from Bournemouth, tells us about the existence of big cats in the UK.
My That's English!

UK SIGHTING: Have you seen the Beast of the Bay?

Have you seen the Beast of the Bay? Canterbury Times
In the latest of a string of big cat sightings in the area, a lorry driver reported glimpsing a “huge black cat” bounding across the road near Herne Common.
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NEWSLINK: Police inspect eccentric aristocrat's gun collection after he claims he ...

Police inspect eccentric aristocrat's gun collection after he claims he ... Daily Mail
Sir Benjamin, who named the cat the Beast of North Newton after the village nearest his estate, told the Mail last month: 'I think it is bigger than most cats...
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NEWSLINK: This Kitten Could Change The World. No Bigs.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/pets/this-kitten-is-expected-to-do-great-things-191408780.html


NEWSLINK: Forest department to send fresh plans for two more tiger reserves in ...

Forest department to send fresh plans for two more tiger reserves in ... Times of India
PUNE: The forest department will send fresh proposals to the state government for planning two more tiger reserves to boost the population of big cats in the ...
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