Monday, 1 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Sedgwick County Zoo plan aims to ensure endangered species will survive

Sedgwick County Zoo plan aims to ensure endangered species will survive
Kansas.com
Amur leopards are considered the most endangered of the big cats. There are only about 40 of the leopards left in the wild. The Sedgwick County Zoo has two Amur leopards. There are 117 Amur leopards at 48 zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and ...

NEWSLINK: The Dorchester Monkey, the Loch Ness Cat and the Cat of the Baskervilles

The Dorchester Monkey, the Loch Ness Cat and the Cat of the Baskervilles
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
The Beast of Bodmin Moor, the Surrey Puma, the Herefordshire Big Cat: yes, they were almost certainly all local moggies seen in bad light, but it would be fun to share these isles with something more dangerous than a fox. Since the 17th century, when ...

NEWSLINK: Animals wandering into unusual territory

Animals wandering into unusual territory
Fremont Tribune
This cat was a big one, about 160 pounds, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The animals may be killed if threatening people or attacking livestock, and recent legislation has paved the way for an actual hunting season should numbers ...

NEWSLINK: India Leopards Show No Fear Of Humans

India Leopards Show No Fear Of Humans
Personal Liberty Digest
“Human attacks by leopards were rare despite a potentially volatile situation considering that the leopard has been involved in serious conflict, including human deaths in adjoining areas,” WCS big cat expert Ullas Karanth said. The camera traps also ...

NEWSLINK: Will the cheetah growl?

Will the cheetah growl?
Business Standard (blog)
Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo of the erstwhile state of Korea in Chhattisgarh shot dead three cheetahs in 1947, ending the existence of the big cat in India. There has been no sighting in the wild since it was declared extinct in the country in 1952.

NEWSLINK: Cat once mistaken for cougar caught, released

Cat once mistaken for cougar caught, released
Tracy Press
13, a resident triggered a manhunt by heavily armed San Joaquin County sheriff deputies when the cat was mistakenly reported as a mountain lion. Deputies searched the streets and yards around West Amistad Lane until the animal was identified as a large ...

NEWSLINK: Mystery of Maharashtra's happy sugarcane leopards

Mystery of Maharashtra's happy sugarcane leopards
Firstpost
A recent paper, Big Cats in Our Backyards, published by the journal Public Library of Science has made headlines by reporting up to six resident leopards per 100 sq km in Maharashtra's Sangamner region. The big cats hide in the dense cover of sugarcane ...