UK SIGHTINGS - Big cat sighting claim at Aberporth

A large black 'panther-like' creature has been spotted in woodland near Aberporth.

Local resident Jane Bowling was walking her labrador dog in the Gilwen valley when she spotted the animal which she claims was twice as big as her pet.

“I had just reached this gate near an old quarry when I turned round and I saw this large cat emerging from the bushes to my left,” she said.

“It then ran across the field about 50-70 yards away from where I stood. I didn't actually see it clear the fence on the other side but it was way too big to have gone under it. I just couldn't believe my eyes.”

Mrs Bowling later told landowner Rhys Evans what she had seen.

Mr Evans, who keeps sheep on the field, said: "“Jane came round- read more

NEWSLINK-Big Cat Heaven

SHELTON, Wash.--If you're a big cat without a home, where can you go? The Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton, Washington is the perfect place.
"She wouldn't have made it on her own at all in the wild." Shelleen Matthews said about a cougar named Hannah.
Shelleen and her husband Mark took the cougar in after Hannah's mother got killed by a car in Eastern Washington.
Hannah is one of 39 cats they care for. They have everything from a leopard, bobcats, lynx and more. It's the state's only non-profit big cat sanctuary.
"They're just really special. And they need a place to go," said Shelleen.
They're not looking to adopt them out. This is where they will live out their days.
It's a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day a week job that the Matthews dedicate their lives to. And, they are willing to give up their lives, too, if need be.
"We're not oblivious to what can happen," Shelleen said with a Bobcat in a perch over her shoulder.
"Anybody that does what we do would tell you, if something really bad happened to them because of the cats, it's fine."
But, she's glad they can do something good for cats who otherwise might never find a home.TO SEE VIDEO LINK

NEWSLINK-Bring back the big cats: is it time to start rewilding Britain?

One of the few surviving accounts by the Britons of what the Anglo-Saxons did to them is Y Gododdin. It tells the story of what may have been the last stand in England of the Gododdin – the tribes of the Hen Ogledd, or Old North – in 598AD. A force of 300 warriors – the British version of the defenders of Thermopylae – took on a far greater army of Angles at a town named in Brittonic as Catraeth, which was probably Catterick in North Yorkshire. Like the Spartan 300, they fought for three days, during which all but four were killed.
The Anglo-Saxon conquest appears to have crushed the preceding cultures much more decisively than the later suppression of the Anglo-Saxons by the Normans. One indication is the remarkable paucity of Brittonic words in the English language. Even if you accept the most generous derivations, there appear to be no more than a couple of dozen, of which only four are used in daily conversation: dad, gob, beak and basket. It was an obliteration almost as complete as that of the Native American cultures in the United States.
Y Gododdin was written by one of the four survivors of the battle, the poet Aneirin. He tells how the last warriors of the Gododdin gathered in Din Eidyn, the town we now call Edinburgh. (Several Scottish cities, including Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee, have Welsh – or, more precisely, Cumbric – names.) They feasted there for a year before marching south, towards certain death in Catraeth. In the middle of Aneirin’s gory saga is something incongruous: a sad and beautiful lullaby called “Pais Dinogad” (Dinogad’s Smock), in which a mother tells her son of his dead father’s mastery of hunting. It names the animals he killed. Most were easy for scholars to-READ MORE

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US SIGHTINGS: THAT’S A BIG OL’ CAT!

Published 12:00am Thursday, August 7, 2014

Jerry Newton said he was thinking about the approaching bow season when he checked the cards in his motion-triggered game camera this week. When he checked the images, he saw the usual critters – deer, raccoon, turkey, what appeared to be a fox, and a final one that he described as “a damned big ol’ kitty cat.”...

The cameras are behind his house in Oakey Ridge, south of Sanford, and the card was in the camera from July 7 until Aug. 4. Newton believes that “big ol’ kitty cat” is a cougar or a mountain lion, and set out to find someone to take a look.

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UK SIGHTINGS: Big cats spotted in the Cotswolds

Updated 3:20pm Friday 8th August 2014 inNews

Big cats spotted in the Cotswolds

A BIG cat expert has been told about scores of big cat sightings in the Cotswolds.

Rick Minter is currently working with the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) on a study that has found evidence to suggest that big cats are prowling the English Countryside.

Whilst showcasing big cat research at the Cotswold Show last month, he was told about 24 sightings.

Mr Minter said many of the sightings occured in north Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

“Some of the reports were recent, some went back several years,” he said.

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NEWSLINK: Massive Kenyan Leopard

Massive Kenyan Leopard

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NEWSLINK: Mom, 3 kids face down big cat near aarey school gate

Mom, 3 kids face down big cat near aarey school gate

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For over a month now, Aarey Colony residents have been clamouring for repairs to a 500m stretch of road that leads to a municipal-run school.

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A New Book Tigers Forever: Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat is Helping to Highlight ...

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NEWSLINK: A friendship that's a real Wiener: The disabled 500-pound lion and his unlikely Dachshund pal who ...

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A friendship that's a real Wiener: The disabled 500-pound lion and his unlikely Dachshund pal who ...

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A disabled lion who was reared by a double amputee zookeeper has formed an unlikely bond with a miniature sausage dog with the pair inseparable ...

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NEWSLINK: NY Law Protects Big Cats, Bans 'Tiger Selfies'

NY Law Protects Big Cats, Bans 'Tiger Selfies'

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New York's Internet Romeos will have to find new ways to attract mates now that it's illegal to pose for photos with a tiger, lion or other big cat — a ...

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NEWSLINK: Cage ready to trap leopard; But where is the big cat?

Cage ready to trap leopard; But where is the big cat?

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Following the complaint of people of Pakshikere and Hosakadu areas in Kemral Gram Panchayat that a leopard was spotted and was pouncing on ...

NEWSLINK: Fisherman killed by tiger in Satkhira

Fisherman killed by tiger in Satkhira

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US SIGHTING: Mountain lion spotted in Cold Spring? Maybe

Mountain lion spotted in Cold Spring? Maybe

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A really, really big cat. ... Sheila Claffey said she saw a large, tan cat with a long tail walking along the edge of her backyard last Thursday morning

Mountain lion spotted in Cold Spring? Maybe

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COLD SPRING – In the hills above this Hudson Valley village roams a cat. A really, really big cat. Or something. A spate of sightings over the weekend ...

NEWSLINK: Tippi Hedren's big cat sanctuary threatened by high-speed train plans

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Tippi Hedren's big cat sanctuary threatened by high-speed train plans

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Actress Tippi Hedren and her partners at big cat sanctuary the Shambala Preserve in Acton, California are begging fans to help them protest plans for ...

NEWSLINK: New law blocks big cat selfies

New law blocks big cat selfies

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Andrew M. Cuomo aims to protect not just curious animal lovers seeking a photo with wild cat cub, but the big cats themselves such as the character ...

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Gov. Cuomo signs law banning photos with big cats

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New York has now banned selfies with tigers – and any other big cat. Gov. Cuomo signed legislation Monday that makes it illegal for fairs and circuses ...

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AMAHLE-Zulu for beatutiful has moved to Longleat Safari  and Adventure Park,Wiltshire.As mentioned in blog about CONNIE,New quay Zoo is going to be  companion to SAMSON,7 year old lion.The zoo is cautious of introducing the 2 animals due hoping for a successful relationship,Newquay zoo is part of Whitley wildlife conservation trust an education/conservation charity that contributes to protection to many rare species threatened with extintion.written by mark antony raines ,ghostman.

NEWSLINK: New York’s big cat handling ban awaits Governor Cuomo's signature

New York State is on the verge of enacting a law that will prohibit direct contact between people and big cats—a practice that is dangerous to both the public and the animals. Afterpassing both houses of the New York State legislature earlier this year, A.9004/S.6903 was sent to Governor Cuomo on Friday.

By signing this important measure into law, the Governor will send a powerful message to New Yorkers and to the country as a whole: it is time to place the safety and welfare of many before the profits of a few by bringing an end to big cat handling.

New York law already prohibits the possession of big cats as pets but, like most states, does not yet preclude exhibitors from allowing customers to interact with these dangerous animals without any protective barrier to prevent the animals from harming them. Big cat exhibitors assure visitors that the animals, though large, are harmless and well-suited to contact with humans.

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NEWSLINK: WWF mistakenly radio-collars same big cat

Friday, July 25th, 2014 | Posted by Suvash Sharma

KATHMANDU, Nepal– With a technical team spread by the government and its development partners ´mistakenly´ fitting a satellite-based tracking device on the same  big cat, all the efforts spent in the radio-collaring of a snow leopard late last year in Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) located in the eastern region of Nepal have gone in vain. 

In November last year, a team of technicians from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Reserve (DNPWC), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) had trapped a big cat in KCA. The trapped leopard was fitted with a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) collar and released in Khambache of Kanchanjunga area.

After five months, the DNPWC, the WWF and the NTNC spread a technical team again in KCA. The team, led by the WWF´s senior research officer Kamal Thapa, was assigned with trapping and fitting a GPS collar on a new snow leopard. Unfortunately, Thapa´s team trammeled the same big cat and released it after fitting a new GPS collar on it.

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NEWSLINK: Would you dare stick pins into a lion? Vet performs acupuncture on animal's sore foot (after a VERY large dose of anaesthetic)

You need the courage of a lion to stick needles into a big cat like Lucifer – or an extremely effective anaesthetic.

Happily for vet Nicki Grint the dose given to the 30st animal worked perfectly while she used acupuncture on a sore foot where a tumour was removed.

She has used the method on dogs before but not cats.

And 11-year-old Lucifer is the first animal to have acupuncture at Paignton Zoo in Devon where he lives.

The needles stay in for 15 minutes and are being used with conventional therapy to relieve pain and improve blood flow to the wound to help it heal.

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UK SIGHTINGS: Mysterious big cat spotted near Lugwardine last night

A HEREFORD woman did not expect to come across a rather mysterious big cat on her way to work last night.

Debbie Smithers was travelling from her Whitecross home to St Michael’s Hospice at around 8.55pm on Sunday evening when she came across what she describes as a “large, dark cat” on Lumber Lane, nearLugwardine.

“It was about three feet high, stood on the opposite carriageway of the road, facing Hereford,” said Mrs Smithers, a nurse at the hospice.

“Within seconds its tail went up and it sort of gracefully jumped across into the verge and into the hedge.”

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US SIGHTINGS: Police in Gary search northwestern Indiana city for tiger; authorities believe reports false

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July 25, 2014 - 6:13 pm EDT

GARY, Indiana — Gary police searched the northwest Indiana city for a tiger after receiving several reports of a big cat on the loose.

The reports began shortly before midnight Thursday and alleged sightings continued into Friday morning. Officers in the city's Glen Park neighborhood were told to be on the lookout for a wandering tiger.

Officers didn't locate any such beast.

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NEWSLINK: Bengal tiger discovered locked up in abandoned house in Mexico

Police officers searching a property in Guerrero, Mexico, found the endangered big cat locked in a cage.

A Bengal tiger was found in an abandoned house in Mexico Photo: CEN

By Mark Molloy

1:59PM BST 24 Jul 2014

Mexican authorities searching an abandoned house were left stunned when they discovered a Bengal tiger locked in a cage.

Police officers, who found the endangered animal after a tip-off from a member of the public, say it is a “complete mystery” how the tiger got there.

They were searching a property in the municipality of Chilapa de Alvarez, in the state of Guerrero, when they heard a strange noise.

The female tiger was found inside a locked room and police suspect it was illegally owned.

Police spokesman Leonidas Bueno Escamilla said the big cat was in a “good condition”.

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NEWSLINK: Big cat numbers rise in Uttar Pradesh

Summary LUCKNOW: Camera traps have shown more tigers in the core area of Dudhwa tiger reserve this time. The initial estimates for two years, 2011 to 2013, have shown 72 to 80 tigers in the core area of the reserve. "The final count this time might be around 125," said PCCF (wildlife), UP, Rupak De. The findings have been sent to the Union ministry of environment and forest for screening, said the official.

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US SIGHTINGS: Mystery Of Black Cat Grows In Coweta

After a large, black cat-like animal attacked and carried away a Coweta County couple’s pet dog earlier this month, a number of Cowetans have also reported seeing a similar animal in the county.

Josephine Young, the owner of Max, who is thought to have died in the attack, described the animal as a large cat with a long tail. She estimated it was about five or six feet long, but only around two or three feet high. She is certain it was not a coyote, and its coat was shiny and black. Young lives on Timberland Trail off Smokey Road south of Newnan.

Young is not the only person in Coweta County who has seen an animal like this, though.

Annie Joe Berkowitz, who lives in the area of Coweta’s B.T. Brown Reservoir north of the Madras area, said she also had a near-close encounter with a large black animal in April.

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REPLY FROM LONDON ZOO FOR REQUEST INTERVIEW FOR BIG CAT KEEPERS

Dear Mark,

Thank you for contacting ZSL. Unfortunately, our keepers are unavailable for public interviews due to the demanding nature of their work. However, you may like to check out the experiences we offer on our website: www.zsl.org/experiences

We have Meet the Lions and Meet the Tiger experiences which include a very short opportunity to ask the keepers any questions you may have.

Kind regards,

Samir Hafiz

Supporter Services Coordinator

Zoological Society of London

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London NW1 4RY

Tel: 020 7449 6200  www.zsl.org  

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NEWSLINK-Chelmer Village resident 'very afraid' as 'big cat' spotted in Chelmsford

THE latest sighting of a big cat in Essex as it darted through the undergrowth in rural Chelmsford left a woman terrified as she drove home on a summer's evening.
The animal was spotted at 7.20pm in Brook End Road South, Chelmer Village, by a resident who lives nearby as she was heading out for a walk with her husband.
As she looked out of the window she noticed the animal appear from the bushes and decided to get out of the car to investigate.
"Just as I turned right into that road, and when I was level with the two houses on the right, I suddenly said, 'oh my goodness, look at that' to my husband.

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NEWSLINK-Big cats spotted in the Cotswolds

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Big cats spotted in the Cotswolds

A BIG cat expert has been told about  scores of big cat sightings in the Cotswolds.
Rick Minter is currently working with the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) on a study that has found evidence to suggest that big cats are prowling the English Countryside.
Whilst showcasing big cat research at the Cotswold Show last month, he was told about 24 sightings.
Mr Minter said many of the sightings occured in north Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
“Some of the reports were recent, some went back several years,” he said.

NEWSLINK-Bad hair day! Moment dishevelled king of the jungle is caught with bed-head at animal sanctuary

Photographer Gary Brookshaw was able to capture the animal's melancholy as he woke up from a nap. 

'It was a miserable wet day and this lion brought a smile to our faces as his normally glorious mane was soaked and flat - he looked completely fed up,' the 43-year-old said. 

'I was really pleased to get the shot as it was almost the first one of the day and I knew it was a good moment and technically good

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2718970/Bad-hair-day-Moment-dishevelled-King-Jungle-caught-bed-head-animal-sanctuary.html#ixzz39tBr4IiS

NEWSLINK: LIONESS CONNIE -AGED 18 SADLY MISSED

Newquay  Zoo is  in  morning after  the  death of much loved  African  lioness-Connie .Connie came from Wiltshire  Longleat Safari  Park-2002 -through being retired and  spent  most days  sleeping and  relaxing in sun.The zoo hope to find  an companion for Samson-lion-as lions are  happier  in company. by mark antony raines-ghostman.

NEWSLINK: World's rarest big cat cubs born at Twycross Zoo

Twycross Zoo has announced the birth of not one but two of the world’s rarest big cats.

Born on June 2 to parents Kristen and Davidoff, the two Amur leopard cubs are just over seven weeks old but it is still unknown if they are male or female and no names have been given yet.

Their arrival represents a significant step forward in ensuring the survival of a species which is on the brink of extinction in the wild.

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NEWSLINK: Save the tiger: Good intentions are not enough... we need data

Tigers are one of the most graceful, beautiful and majestic animals on Earth. Our living planet has many wonders, which many of us cherish. Without always realising it, people depend on the tiger and the role it plays in helping to maintain a healthy, balanced ecosystem in those areas where it lives. Without tigers, deer and wild boar populations would boom, meaning that forests would not fully regenerate – they eat a lot of vegetation, as we have seen with deer in Scotland and sheep in Wales. Vegetation composition would change and this would affect many other species. The forests are important for people as well as wildlife, who depend on them for food, fuel, water resources and other non-timber forest products such as fruit and nuts. The forests provide livelihood opportunities and are of cultural and spiritual importance to communities. For sure, our world would be a poorer place without wild tigers.

In St Petersburg in November 2010, 13 tiger-range governments, together with partners in tiger conservation, committed to the goal of doubling wild tiger numbers to more than 6,000 by 2022 (Tx2 for read nmore and photos link

NEWSLINK: Foresters Setting Trap Scared Away by Big Cat

CHENNAI: The elusive leopard, which has been terrorizing villages from  Vandalur to Chengalpattu, was heard on Sunday morning in the dense jungle near Thiruvadisoolam by two forest department officials who had gone there to set a trap for the big cat.

Officials said a forest guard and a watcher from the Chengalpattu range, along with a television reporter, had gone to the area around 8 am to place some meat in one of the cages set in the jungle. As they neared the camouflaged trap, the trio stopped dead in their tracks on hearing the leopard’s loud roar. 

Though the animal could not be seen anywhere around, forest officials realized that it had spotted them. The men took to their heels and reached the village area around two km away. The spot where the men heard the leopard’s roar is only around two km from the Vallam Reserve Forest where the big cat was captured on camera in July.

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NEWSLINK: Indian tiger captured in Pakistan

Lahore: An Indian tiger which crossed into a Pakistani village has been captured by wildlife authorities after it injured two local people and triggered panic among the villagers.

The big cat entered the Kot Maanal village, some 150 kilometers from the Sialkot boundary, yesterday and attacked?men and cattle, Punjab Wildlife Department officials said.

"We have captured the big cat and transported it to the Lahore Zoo," the officials said.

Two local residents also suffered injures and were later shifted to a hospital where their condition was stated to be out of danger.

The predator was caught after some residents informed police and the wildlife department about its presence in the village.

The incident spread panic in the border village with announcements being made from mosques for the villagers to remain in their houses.

Earlier in January, the wildlife officials had captured an Indian leopard from Pasrur border village, some 80 kilometers from here.


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NEWSLINK: Mountain lion stalks hiker

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Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 2:38 pm | Updated: 2:46 pm, Tue Aug 5, 2014.

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A Placerville woman out for a hike Monday instead wound up in a dangerous dance with a stalking mountain lion, according to San Miguel County Sheriff's Office reports.

Kyra Kopenstonksy was hiking the Coltrains Trail Monday afternoon, when she spotted the big cat and noticed it kept following her.

A friend she called in turn called 911, bringing Sheriff Bill Masters and six deputies out; two deputies later met up with her at the trailhead.

Kopenstonsky told them she was stalked for about 20 minutes. She used a tree branch to make herself look larger, then began singing to try to scare off the mountain lion.

It laid down and began grooming, but whenever she tried to back away, the cat would jump forward and crouch, according to the SMCSO. The cycle repeated itself a number of times, during which the lion would appear to wander off — but when she started stepping back again, the cat came at her from the side.

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UK SIGHTINGS: Chelmer Village resident 'very afraid' as 'big cat' spotted in Chelmsford

THE latest sighting of a big cat in Essex as it darted through the undergrowth in rural Chelmsford left a woman terrified as she drove home on a summer's evening.

The animal was spotted at 7.20pm in Brook End Road South, Chelmer Village, by a resident who lives nearby as she was heading out for a walk with her husband.

As she looked out of the window she noticed the animal appear from the bushes and decided to get out of the car to investigate.

"Just as I turned right into that road, and when I was level with the two houses on the right, I suddenly said, 'oh my goodness, look at that' to my husband.

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NEWSLINK: Tiger Rips Off 11-Year-Old Boy's Hand as He Strokes Big Cat at Brazilian Zoo [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

An 11-year-old boy's hand was partially amputated after it was nearly ripped off by a tiger at a southern Brazilian zoo.

The incident happened at the Cascavel Zoo in the state of Parana, when the boy, along with his father and three-year-old brother, got into the restricted part of the tiger's enclosure.

The father reportedly allowed his son to enter the prohibited area and stroke the tiger. The next moment the boy was seen in a pool of blood, Scallywag and Vagabond reported.

According to an eye witness, the boy was trying to feed the tiger, named Hu, with meat pieces when the big cat grabbed his hand and mauled him.

Music teacher Ricardo Espindola, who recorded the video, said that "he was giving the tiger pieces of food, meat and stroking it."

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NEWSLINK: Cougar fatally injures Spokane-area horse; hunt for big cat is on

DEER LAKE, Wash. — Wildlife officers are hunting a cougar that fatally attacked a horse near Deer Lake, about 30 miles north of Spokane.

State Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Pam Taylor said the horse suffered severe front leg injuries Tuesday and had to be euthanized.

Taylor told The Spokesman-Review a tracker with hounds was called in Wednesday but was unsuccessful. If caught, the cougar will be killed.




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NEWSLINK: Big cat sighting prompts claim there is a 'very real possibility' they are breeding

News posted: 29.07.2014

Big cat sighting prompts claim there is a 'very real possibility' they are breeding

A TEENAGER'S snaps of what appears to be a big cat have prompted claims the animals might be breeding and spreading in Devon and Cornwall.

Henry Warren, 19, was taking pictures in fields when the creature leapt out in front of him.

The student managed to rattle off several frames before the animal disappeared into undergrowth and has since reported the incident to the Plymouth-based British Big Cat Society.

Britain's most famous big cat was first spotted in 1983 and there have been over 60 recorded sightings since. There have been sightings on Exmoor, Dartmoor and several other rural locations.

It was declared a phantom in 1995 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food but Henry thinks they're wrong.

Read more at http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Big-cat-sighting-prompts-claim-real-possibility/story-21944511-detail/story.html#3SLhqzL9s5QDODYC.99

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NEWSLINK: Australia Zoo tiger bite 'wasn't personal': trainer

The zookeeper bitten by a tiger at Australia Zoo said the animal was just reacting to the smell of another big cat.

Juma, a 130kg adult male Sumatran tiger, bit handler Mark Turner on the calf during a routine walk on Tuesday.

Mr Turner was taken to Nambour Hospital with a puncture wound.

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NEWSLINK: DAVE -CHEETAH - GIVE TWO FEMALES TO STOP FEELING LONELY.

Dave-male cheetah - has now  got 2 female  cheetahs to keep him company at EXMOUTH ZOO ,DEVON.The  females come  from Czech Republic  and  have  different  mothers and  had to  overcome  seasickness before settling in new home.This is part of the Captive Breeding Programme which serves as a essential lifeline if anything happened in the wild and is done by zoo,s throughout europe and u.sa.-by mark antony raines-ghostman.

USA SIGHTINGS: Video of mystery animal recorded in Norwalk enhanced by tech company

By Venusse Navid, Whittier Daily News

POSTED: 08/06/14, 12:09 AM PDT |

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This screen grab from a security camera video on the City of Norwalk's Facebook page shows a possible mountain lion. 

A mysterious animal recorded on a residential security camera roaming a street in Norwalk on July 29 still has city officials scratching their heads wondering if they really do have what may be a lion living among them.

The creature has gained international attention attracting news agencies from as far as Japan that have contacted city officials wanting the scoop on the unidentifiable animal.

“It’s incredibly intriguing,” Norwalk Mayor Marcel Rodarte said. “We want to make sure someone isn’t keeping an illegal pet and that they know how dangerous it can be for the community.”

With the help of ClearView HD InfoTech North America, a San Luis Obispo-based company, a grainy residential surveillance video depicting a cat-like creature wandering the 11700 block of Tina Street, has been enhanced with a clearer image of the animal.

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NEWSLINK: Monkeys use researchers 'as human shields' to avoid leopards and big cats in the wild

The samango monkeys of South Africa usually have a good reason not to stray too far from the forest. Although they spend much of their time loping through the trees they know to keep within a certain range: climb too high and they're targets for eagles, too low and they could be a big cat's lunch.

However, it seems there is an exception to this behaviour - and that’s when people are around. A new study from the journal of Behavioural Ecology reports that samango monkeys under observation by scientists use the researchers  as “human shields”, counting on their presence to avoid being picked off by a leopard.

Scientists found that when they set up feeding stations at different levels in the forests (some on the ground, some mid-way up trees, and others higher up) the monkeys not only ate more when they were being watched but they also favoured the ground-based stations, suggesting that they did not see humans as a reliable defence against airborne threats.

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US SIGHTINGS: Big cat prowls Hillsboro park near midnight

by KGW Staff

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Posted on July 23, 2014 at 10:21 AM

Updated Wednesday, Jul 23 at 10:21 AM

HILLSBORO, Ore -- Video captured by a KGW photographer shows what appears to be a cougar in a popular Hillsboro park late Tuesday.

That video was shot just before midnight, hours after another reported cougar sighting at Rood Bridge Park.

Officers responding to the first report did not find a cougar.

The park was closed for several hours while officials investigated overnight. They also said they will be posting warning signs.

After seeing the video, the city of Hillsboro has asked wildlife officials to help with the investigation.

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