Saturday 27 April 2013

SIGHTINGS USA: Bobcat sighting reported in Sorrento Mesa

Bobcat sighting reported in Sorrento Mesa
10News
"I saw something that looked like a cross between a cat and a lion and I had no idea what it was," said Gail Edelstein. "He was pretty big… I could see it wasn't a cat… definitely was not a cat. He was just walking slowly around like a lion in a cage ...
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NEWSLINK: Ranthambore tiger strides 220km to MP

Ranthambore tiger strides 220km to MP
Times of India
This is the farthest any big cat from the national park is recorded to have travelled. The journey has been documented by Ranthambhore's deputy conservator of forest YK Sahu, field biologist Dharmendra Khandal (of tiger watch), and Ayan Sadhu, a junior ..

NEWSLINK: Cheetahs could disappear from the wild by 2030, says experts - Digital Journal

Cheetahs could disappear from the wild by 2030, says experts - Digital Journal
DigitalJournal.com
According to The Jakarta Globe, Laurie Marker, of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Nambia, said that the big cats face increased competition from other large predators, such as hyenas and lions, which do very well in protected areas. According to ...

NEWSLINK: No violations found at wild cat park where lion killed intern

No violations found at wild cat park where lion killed intern
Los Angeles Times
Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found no violations at a Fresno-area big cat sanctuary where an intern was killed last month, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Agency records show that officials conducted a "focus inspection" at ...

Cat Haven not blamed for intern death
CBS 47
Dale Anderson shows CBS47 a security system that keeps big cats away from the pubic and staff at all times. On the day Hanson was killed, the USDA says the volunteer intern made a fatal mistake, leaving a door open instead of locking Cous Cous in his ...
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Nothing amiss at killer lion's sanctuary
San Francisco Chronicle
Had the government found problems, it could have launched a full investigation and punished the sanctuary, which shows off more than two dozen big cats on guided tours of its 100-acre property in the Sierra foothills. "We looked at everything that ...
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FALLOUT FROM MAX AND DARREN'S PAPER

'Big cat' Canadian lynx was on the loose in UK in 1903
BBC News
A "big cat" was on the loose in the English countryside at the turn of the last century, scientists say. They believe a Canadian lynx was prowling around the fields of the South West in 1903 before being shot after attacking two dogs in Devon. Tests on ...
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BBC News
British big cat theory gets bump from lynx link
Los Angeles Times
The discovery probably will cause fanatics of the British Big Cat Theory to smile like a Cheshire Cat. They've been trying to convince skeptics that people who've reported seeing a large black panther and any number of smaller feral felids are not crazy.
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Beast proves big cat did roam Britain – but it's the stuff of legend now
The Independent
The findings, published in the journal Historical Biology, challenge another key myth surrounding the British big cat phenomenon. It has been claimed that the animals were all released after the introduction of the 1976 Wild Animals Act which outlawed ...
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The Independent
Museum find proves exotic 'big cat' prowled British countryside a century ago
Science Codex
The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum's underground storeroom proves that a non-native 'big cat' prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century. The animal's skeleton and mounted skin was analysed by a multi-disciplinary team ...
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Is this the original beast of Bodmin? LYNX that stalked the South West a ...
Daily Mail
A big cat prowled the Devon countryside more than a century ago, rediscovered remains from a museum's vaults have shown. Scientists identified the creature as a Canadian lynx, a predator more than twice the size of a domestic cat. Records show that the ...
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Daily Mail


From the 'Beast of Bodmin' to the 'Essex Lion', five other 'big cats' spotted ...
Yahoo! News UK
Rex Features/Rex - Experts say the 'big cat' spotted in the early 1900s was likelly to have been a Canadian lynx, similar to this one. (Rex). Article: Canadian Lynx: Big Cat Prowled UK Countryside. Sky News - 50 minutes ago. One of Britain's first ever ...
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Yahoo! News UK
Devon 'big cat' on the loose in 1903
CBBC Newsround
Dr Ross Barnett, who helped analyse the big cat's remains said: "I've seen one of these cats in the wild." "They are pretty impressive cats - they are a reasonable size, and they have lots of fluffy fur which makes them look even bigger. They have ...
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CBBC Newsround
Lynx once roamed Devon countryside
Irish Independent
It is the first proven case of an exotic big cat being at large in Britain. "This Edwardian feral lynx provides concrete evidence that although rare, exotic felids (cats) have occasionally been part of British fauna for more than a century," said lead ...
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Irish Independent
An exotic cat that prowled the British countryside a century ago was a non ...
LiveScience.com
The public has had a long-standing fascination with controversial reports of non-native feline species, erroneously dubbed "British big cats." Whereas these reports have little traction with zoological authorities, the occasional captured animal or ...
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A lynx, shot dead in England in c. 1903
Scientific American (blog)
As revealed in a new paper published by Aberystwyth* University's Max Blake and a team of colleagues (myself, Greger Larson, Charlotte King, Geoff Nowell, Manabu Sakamoto and Ross Barnett), the specimen represents a historic 'British big cat', though ...
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'Big cat' was on loose in UK in 1903 - BBC News: Science & Nature ...
A "big cat", identified as a Canadian lynx, was on the loose in the English countryside at the turn of the last century, scientists say.
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Wednesday 24 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Lion cage where California intern died worked properly

Lion cage where California intern died worked properly
Fox News
The federal agency's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent two people -- an inspector and a big cat specialist -- from its office in Fort Collins, Colo., after the attack that killed Dianna Hanson, 24, of Seattle. Hanson, a big cat lover, was ...

FEATURELINK: Cheetahs in race to survive

Cheetahs in race to survive
News24
But it is the only big cat to adapt poorly in wildlife reserves as its natural habitat is increasingly wiped out. "Cheetahs don't do well in protected wildlife reserves due to increased competition from other larger predators, such as lions and hyenas ...

Tuesday 23 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Rare Picture: Male Leopard Kills, Eats Cub - National Geographic News

Rare Picture: Male Leopard Kills, Eats Cub - National Geographic News
National Geographic
It often occurs when a male takes over a new territory and kills the young to which it's not related, noted Luke Hunter, president of the big-cat conservation group Panthera, which collaborates with National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative. Though ...
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National Geographic

NEWSLINK: Kan. woman meets circus tiger in bathroom

Kan. woman meets circus tiger in bathroom
WNYT
The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring Saturday at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Center as the tiger wandered into the bathroom, where one of the doors was blockaded.

Monday 22 April 2013

FEATURELINK: The return of the native

The return of the native
The Hindu
India was the only country in the world to have five big cat species until recently. While the mile-a-minute cheetah has lost the race to survive in India, the tiger has its back to the wall, the sinewy snow leopard is barely surviving in its Himalayan ...

Saturday 20 April 2013

FEATURELINK: The Cat Women of Gir Forest The Cat Women of Gir Forest: Modi's pride of ...

The Cat Women of Gir Forest The Cat Women of Gir Forest: Modi's pride of ...
India Today
In November 2010, GPS monitoring of the big cats showed that as many as 50 adult lionesses were pregnant. Though surviving cubs from the births in early 2011 will only be counted in the next census in 2015, wildlife officials are confident "the pride ...

FEATURELINK: The lion's homecoming

The lion's homecoming
Business Standard (blog)
Rajat Ghai traces the big cat's journey in India down the ages. Once upon a kingdom. From Vedic and Biblical times to the 19th century AD, the Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) roamed over a swathe of Asia, from Turkey in the west to Bihar in the ...

NEWSLINK: Camera traps Goa's first big cat in Mhadei

Camera traps Goa's first big cat in Mhadei
Times of India
PANAJI: Almost two years after the Centre mooted a tiger reserve in the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary, its pitch received a huge boost with the state forest department capturing the big cat's definitive presence on camera for the first time in Goa on ...

NEWSLINK: Dublin Zoo welcomes Kumar the Asian Lion

Dublin Zoo welcomes Kumar the Asian Lion
RTE.ie
Speaking about the new arrival, Ciaran McMahon, who is responsible for the big cats at Dublin Zoo, said: "Kumar is a stunning animal with an amazing mane. To put his impressive size into context, he is about 35 times heavier than a domestic cat. Kumar ...

SIGHTINGS UK: Beast of Burscough spotted again – reports of big cat prowling near canal in ...

Beast of Burscough spotted again – reports of big cat prowling near canal in ...
Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser
THE latest sighting of a big cat prowling around Burscough has been reported to the Advertiser. Last October, Dave Stanhope sent in the picture above of a “large black cat, up to 3ft long” stalking the railway tracks in the village. Now another ...

NEWSLINK: Two decades on, king of the jungle returns to Sarajevo

Two decades on, king of the jungle returns to Sarajevo
Reuters India
Like the bears and other big cats, they starved to death after the zookeepers who risked their lives to feed them were killed or wounded in the bombardment by Bosnian Serb forces in the first months of the 1992-95 war. Two decades on, the king of the ...

NEWSLINK: New tiger cub at Tacoma zoo comes as surprise

New tiger cub at Tacoma zoo comes as surprise
The Seattle Times
New tiger cub at Tacoma zoo comes as surprise. Officials at a Tacoma, Wash., zoo say a Sumatran tiger named Jaya has given birth to a cub - a surprise since zoo staffers didn't know the big cat was pregnant. The Associated Press ...

NEWSLINK: Another girl killed by big cat

Another girl killed by big cat
Times of India
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Thursday 18 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Sacrifice and Supernatural Cats | Mysterious Universe

Sacrifice and Supernatural Cats | Mysterious Universe
By Nick Redfern
Now and again, I'm asked for my views on the so-called Alien Big Cats - or ABCs as they are also known – of the UK. Britain, of course, is not home to any sort of indigenous cat of the exotic and large kind. Yet, people report seeing such ...

NEWSLINK: Demand for lion bones offers South African breeders a lucrative return

Demand for lion bones offers South African breeders a lucrative return
The Guardian
At that point the big cat will be set loose in the wild for the first time in its life, 96 hours before the hunt begins. It usually takes about four days to track down the prey, with the trophy hunter following its trail on foot, accompanied by big ...

NEWSLINK: Palamau agog with fresh sightings

Palamau agog with fresh sightings
Calcutta Telegraph
Ranchi, April 13: CCTV cameras in Palamau Tiger Reserve have recorded the presence of the big cat on two occasions last month, fuelling hope that all is not lost in the sanctuary that is now believed to harbour only six to eight tigers. The sightings ...

NEWSLINK: Forest officials rescue leopard from residential area in Rajasthan

Forest officials rescue leopard from residential area in Rajasthan
Newstrack India
A team of local administration and foresters struggled for several hours, chasing the big cat from the village to the fields and managing the large gathering of locals chasing the leopard, before it was finally tranquilised. The doctor raised concern ...

NEWSLINK: Controversial Animal Trader Joe Exotic Files for Personal Bankruptcy

Controversial Animal Trader Joe Exotic Files for Personal Bankruptcy
http://www.totalbankruptcy.com
According to reports, Exotic and Carole Baskin, the founder of Big Cat Rescue, have engaged in a public feud for several years due to their "philosophical differences on the exotic pet trade." The trade of exotic pets, many of which are shipped to zoos ...

NEWSLINK: Aging tiger has groundbreaking arthritis surgery

Aging tiger has groundbreaking arthritis surgery
Vancouver Sun
Report. Published on Apr 12, 2013. Tacoma the Siberian tiger is the ripe old age of 13 and his golden years have been painful. The big cat has debilitating arthritis and walks with a bad limp. But, his caretakers gave the cat a groundbreaking surgery ...

NEWSLINK: Mukundara Hills is Rajasthan's third tiger reserve

Mukundara Hills is Rajasthan's third tiger reserve
The Hindu
After Ranthambhore and Sariska, Rajasthan will now be home to a third big cat habitat-the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve. The new tiger reserve, located chiefly in Rajasthan's Hadoti region, was notified by the state government on Thursday. The ...
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USA SIGHTING: Large Mountain Lion Captured in LA Neighborhood



Mountain lion captured in Los Angeles - video
The Guardian
Animal wardens capture a mountain lion caught in a residential neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The male big cat, weighing 125lb, was spotted by a resident in Glendale. Officials tranquilised the animal and moved him onto a pick-up truck. He will be ...


Large Mountain Lion Captured in LA Neighborhood
KTXL
Police tranquilized a large mountain lion found wandering around a residential neighborhood in Glendale Thursday afternoon. The big cat was first spotted around 2:00 p.m. in the 4500 block of New York Avenue.The sighting was not far from Clark Magnet ...

Saturday 13 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Images were crafted using photographs of wild animals taken in the Shamwari ...

Images were crafted using photographs of wild animals taken in the Shamwari ...
Daily Mail
The photographs of the wild animals were taken on the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa and the cat was added on later for its own safety. The campaign by Whiskas, known as Big Cat, Small Cat, urges owners to feed their pet's instincts with its food.

NEWSLINK: Talk about that Paw-casso! Talented tigers show off their painting skills at ...

Talk about that Paw-casso! Talented tigers show off their painting skills at ...
Daily Mail
The talented big cats - including tigers, Siberian lynx and leopards - produce abstract paintings in their enclosures at Big Cat Rescue sanctuary in Tampa, Florida. The finished artworks are then sold in a nearby shop for anywhere between £30 and £130 ...

A leopard gets to work creating a masterpiece which will be sold in a nearby shop for between £30 and £130

SIGHTINGS USA: Big mountain lion tranquilized, captured after wandering Glendale-area ...

Big mountain lion tranquilized, captured after wandering Glendale-area ...
The Republic
GLENDALE, California — A large mountain lion found wandering through backyards in the Glendale area has been tranquilized and captured. Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz tells the Los Angeles Times that the big cat was spotted in a La Crescenta ...

Police, Wardens Capture Mountain Lion Spotted in Glendale Neighborhood
NBC Southern California
A 125-pound mountain lion was spotted in residential Glendale Thursday afternoon, calling out Fish and Wildlife officials to search for the cougar for hours before tranquilizing and capturing the big cat. The animal was taken in a pickup truck into the ...
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NBC Southern California
Mountain lion roams Glendale neighborhood
abc7.com
The big cat was first spotted at a Glendale park in the 4000 block of New York Street at 2:13 p.m. The mountain lion, estimated to be about 120 pounds, then wandered into a residential area, jumping from yard to yard. "I have a sliding glass door in ...
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abc7.com
Mountain Lion Captured Near Glendale Homes
CBS Local
The lion was tranquilized at about 3:30 p.m. with two darts, and will likely receive a third before the big cat is removed from the scene and brought back to its natural habitat. It was first spotted at about 1:45 p.m. jumping over a fence in the ...
Large Mountain Lion Captured in Glendale Neighborhood | KTLA 5
By shawnmcginnis
GLENDALE, Calif. (KTLA) — Police tranquilized a large mountain lion found wandering around a residential neighborhood in Glendale Thursday afternoon. mt-lion-truck The big cat was first spotted around 2:00 p.m. in the 4500 block of New ...

NEWSLINK: This Sunday on 'Born Impact:' Roar with the big cats



This Sunday on 'Born Impact:' Roar with the big cats
GMA News
Big cats refer to larger cat species that can be found in the wild such as the lion, puma, tiger and others. Big cats are not naturally found in the Philippines. We only have two wild cat species, the Palawan and Visayas Leopard Cat. But some of the ...

Friday 12 April 2013

US SIGHTINGS: Pet cat masquerades as 'mountain lion'

Pet cat masquerades as 'mountain lion'
Free Press Courier
Turns out the reader-submitted photo of a mystery feline on our front page last week was actually just a pet cat pretending to be a mountain lion. See what we found out from the game commission, as well as what the cat's owner thought when he saw the ...

Mountain lion?

NEWSLINK: Domestic Little Cats Acting Like Wild Big Cats in Whiskas Ad ...

Domestic Little Cats Acting Like Wild Big Cats in Whiskas Ad ...
By Rusty Blazenhoff
For a Whiskas cat food ad campaign titled “Little Big Cat,” domestic house cats have been digitally manipulated by retoucher Tony Swinney to look as if they are big cats in the wild using images by photographer George Logan. The campaign's ...

NEWSLINK: Argentina's Lujan Zoo Stirs Controversy As Visitors Pet Tigers, Feed Bears And ...

Argentina's Lujan Zoo Stirs Controversy As Visitors Pet Tigers, Feed Bears And ...
Huffington Post
Animal advocacy groups like Florida-based Big Cat Rescue have said that no good can come from petting or playing with these kinds of animals. "Handling operations are inherently cruel for the cubs," a document release by the group says. "The risk of ...

NEWSLINK: 'Tiger Tiger' coming, watch out!

'Tiger Tiger' coming, watch out!
Hindu Business Line
Afer having travelled the world over, Alan Robert Rabinowitz, the world's leading big cat conservationist and winnerof several international awards, has now set his sight on the Royal Bengal Tiger of Sunderbans. Thanks to the initiative of Keero Singh ...

UK SIGHTINGS: The beast of West Dorset seen again

The beast of West Dorset seen again
Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Sightings of mysterious big cats in Dorset have sparked intense debate in recent years. Many are convinced that there are panthers roaming the countryside, while others maintain that with no conclusive proof of their existence it is highly unlikely ...

NEWSLINK: Tiger eaters! Trend dangerous for the big cat, people alike

Tiger eaters! Trend dangerous for the big cat, people alike
mydigitalfc.com
It has always been a subject of concern and oddity if big cats are eaten in India, or not? Reports about the same flash at times, even though they are disbelieved. Last month, a Jaipur-based journalist called me asking my view. He had reported an ...

UK SIGHTINGS: New Cross woman 'freaked out' after seeing 'panther' in street

New Cross woman 'freaked out' after seeing 'panther' in street
News Shopper
The woman also contacted expert Neil Arnold who runs Kent Big Cat Research and has been tracking sightings across the south east. She reported: "I was walking to work in New Cross and looked to my left and saw a long black tail hanging down from the ...

Monday 8 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Raise a Glass to the Return of the World's Rarest Big Cat

Raise a Glass to the Return of the World's Rarest Big Cat
Yahoo! News
The Amur leopard, a sub-species of the more commonly known leopard of the African Savannah, is arguably the rarest big cat out there and possibly one of the most beautiful. It has icy, blue-green eyes, long, slender legs for bounding through the deep ...

SIGHTINGS UK: More sightings of mysterious county beast

More sightings of mysterious county beast
Dorset Echo
MORE sightings of the mysterious Dorset big cat have been reported after a sighting near Dorchester last week. Lorry driver Kevin Paul Fillary told in the Echo how he saw a 'large black panther' on the prowl in a field near Monkey's Jump roundabout.
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MYSTERY ANIMALS OF HK: Tiger hunt on hold as village paw prints point to wildcat

Tiger hunt on hold as village paw prints point to wildcat
Hong Kong Standard
Large paw prints found at Sha Lo Tung are likely to belong to a wild - rather than big - cat. Villager Cheung Wai-kwok said the last reported sighting of a tiger in the area was more than 40 years ago. Since last month, there have been reports of a ...
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NEWSLINK: Paranormal investigators from Pembrokeshire on the look out for ghosts, ghouls ...

Paranormal investigators from Pembrokeshire on the look out for ghosts, ghouls ...
WalesOnline
Pembrokeshire Beyond is currently investigating Big Cat sightings in the area, but the group will put their efforts to just about any unusual reports or sightings. “One of the main goals of Pembrokeshire Beyond is to investigate various local legends ...

NEWSLINK: Forest officials rescue leopard cub from open well in Junagadh

Forest officials rescue leopard cub from open well in Junagadh
Zee News
With the spread of the news, good number of locals gathered at the rescue site to catch a glimpse of the big cat. However, locals complained of having faced similar situations in the past. An agitated local Chandresh Dhaduk said this is not a first ...

Leopard stuck in a well: Big cat hoisted to safety in India
ITN NEWS
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NEWSLINK: 'Shopped Pictures of Small House Cats Living as Big Cats in the Wild

'Shopped Pictures of Small House Cats Living as Big Cats in the Wild
PetaPixel
For recent Whiskas advertising campaign based around the slogan “Feeding your cat's instincts,” photographer George Logan and retoucher Tony Swinney teamed up to create a series of clever photographs showing tiny, domestic house cats engaging in ...
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PetaPixel

NEWSLINK: Retiring officer calls off hunt for 'Big Cat'

Retiring officer calls off hunt for 'Big Cat'
Oxford Mail
AFTER 17 years of searching for Oxfordshire's Big Cat, a police officer will retire next week before finding conclusive proof of its existence. Pc Simon Towers, 55, has found puma prints and is sure the creature exists. But despite monthly reported ...
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Oxford Mail

NEWSLINK: Forest department begins studying leopard habitats, diet

Forest department begins studying leopard habitats, diet
Times of India
MYSORE: Forest officials, who are on their toes following a rise in cases of leopards entering concrete jungle, have initiated measures to study about the big cat. Perhaps this is the first-of-its-kind study about leopards in Karnataka. In ...

NEWSLINK: Lion undergoes rare brain surgery at UT

Lion undergoes rare brain surgery at UT
WBIR-TV
Weighing in at 330lbs, with thick sharp teeth and fluffy tan man, the big cat named Ramses was shipped via FedEx from Puerto Rico. "That was just unique. We haven't had any come from anywhere other than the continental United States before," said Mary ...

NEWSLINK: Woman bares claws after leopard attack

Woman bares claws after leopard attack
Independent Online (blog)
A leopard attacked Rupji Gamit while he was cutting sugarcane, but his wife came to his rescue just as the big cat was trying to drag him into the bush. London - An Indian man was thanking his elderly wife on Thursday after she went to war with a ...

NEWSLINK: Monarto Zoo's male cheetah euthanased

Monarto Zoo's male cheetah euthanased
BigPond News
'Askari was a favourite amongst visitors and staff alike, connecting the community to the plight of Africa's most endangered big cat through the zoo's popular cheetah interactive animal experience,' the zoo said in a statement on Friday. 'Askari was a ...

NEWSLINK: Rescued Florida panther released into wild

Rescued Florida panther released into wild
USA TODAY
When Florida Panther 223 last roamed the wilds he was just a kitten, but the 2-year-old male was released in Palm Beach County, marking the sixth successful rehab and release of a big cat in Florida's history. The young male was found in Collier County ...

SIGHTINGS UK: Reports of big cat sightings in Leicestershire

Reports of big cat sightings in Leicestershire
Hinckley Times
SIGHTINGS of a black panther-like creature have sparked fresh interest into the theory that big cats are roaming the Leicestershire countryside. There were two sightings of big cats in the county recently, taking place in the space of 24 hours of each ...

Sunday 7 April 2013

NEWSLINK: One giant leap to freedom: Orphan panther who was raised in captivity is ...

One giant leap to freedom: Orphan panther who was raised in captivity is ...
Daily Mail
The big cat sprinted several hundred yards before veering off into the brush and disappearing. The two-year-old Florida panther is released into the wild by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The panther peeped its head out of the ...
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NEWSLINK: Leopard under stress

Leopard under stress
Times of India
Mysore forest circle chief K B Markandaiah told TOI that they will monitor the big cat's health before releasing it back into the woods. A decision on its release will be taken on Thursday. The leopard was trapped after tranquilizing it in the late ...

NEWSLINK: Fat cat mistaken for mountain lion

Fat cat mistaken for mountain lion
WTVM
One resident thought they spotted a cougar lurking around the neighborhood and called police. The San Joaquin Sheriff Department responded, prepared for a game of cat and mouse. But there was just one problem - one big, fat, problem. The cougar turned ...

NEWSLINK: World's rarest big cat turns the corner as Amur leopard population grows sharply

World's rarest big cat turns the corner as Amur leopard population grows sharply
Wildlife Extra
The appearance of the new northernmost cat family is the leopards' response to the successful organization of proper control over the Poltavsky Refuge bylocal authorities. Under the new management the reserve became part of the network of protected ...
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Wildlife Extra

NEWSLINK: Injured big cat operated upon in Panna Tiger Reserve

Injured big cat operated upon in Panna Tiger Reserve
Times of India
BHOPAL: A tiger at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, which injured when it was catching a prey was operated upon on Wednesday. The big cat named P212 underwent a two and a half hours surgery to cure his wound. Sources said that after the ...

CANADA SIGHTING: Big cat appears to be lying low

Big cat appears to be lying low
Fort Frances Times
Bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said last week that the town has picked up the live traps it had set for the big cat. Hunt Sunset Country. view counter. Byrnes said the town hasn't received any new reports of the big cat—or ...

UK SIGHTINGS: Lorry driver sees mysterious big cat in field

Lorry driver sees mysterious big cat in field
Dorset Echo
The 42-year-old lorry driver had been travelling on the A35 from Weymouth to Bridport at around 3.30pm when he spotted the mysterious creature. Sightings of big cats in Dorset have sparked intense debate in recent years. Many are convinced that there ...
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Lorry driver sees mysterious 'panther' in field
Dorset Echo
OVER the years each sighting has added a new twist to the mystery of the Dorset Big Cat. In March 2010 a lamb was savaged in Bockhampton in what was believed to be a Big Cat attack. The 'Beast of Bockhampton' struck in a field close to Pine Lodge Farm ...
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'Alien Black Cat' Reported in England
Discovery News
Fillary noted that he'd previously seen another strange big cat on the prowl while making his rounds not far away in Ilminster, but that he'd been reluctant to report the sighting for fear that people would think he was crazy. After all, black panthers ...

Dorset Echo

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Saturday 6 April 2013

NEWSLINK: Leopards continue to haunt Mysoreans

Leopards continue to haunt Mysoreans
Times of India
AJ Block is nearly 10km from the hills, and the big cats had passed through several localities, including up-scale Siddaratha Layout, to reach there. The latest is the third incident wherein a big cat is sighted in east Mysore. K B Markandaiah ...

NEWSLINK: Leopard goes to school in Mysore, shifted to zoo

Leopard goes to school in Mysore, shifted to zoo
Deccan Herald
Initially, the team decided against tranquillising the big cat. The animal was, however, tranquilised keeping in view the safety of the students, as the school was to open at 8 am on Tuesday. After an hour-long operation, the leopard was sedated and ...

US SIGHTINGS: Rare big cat found roaming in Land O' Lakes

Big cat
Rare big cat found roaming in Land O' Lakes
Bay News 9
Rare big cat found roaming in Land O' Lakes. Big cat. Elaine Truskoski was taking an afternoon dip in her pool last week when she says she found herself face to face with an animal she had never seen before. By Cait McVey, Reporter Last Updated: ...