NEWSLINK -HOW TO REPORT A BIGCAT SIGHTING

BIG CAT STUDY GROUP:
Report a sighting

PART ONE: Witness details

* First Name

Last Name

* email address

* County/State

* Country

Contact telephone number

* Do you want your details to remain anonymous

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PART TWO: The Sighting

Date

What time of day was your sighting?

From what distance did you make your sighting?

Where did your sighting take place?

What were the weather conditions at the time of your sighting?

Sunny

Overcast

Drizzle

Light rain

Heavy rain

Snow

Hail

Sleet

Mist/fog

High wind

Other (please describe)

PART TWO: The Sighting

Can you describe the behaviour of the creature?

Which of the pictures below most closely resembles the animal that you saw?

 

Which of the pictures below most closely resembles the head of the animal that you saw?

Which of the pictures below most closely resembles the head of the animal that you saw?

BODY PARTS - General

In relation to its body, how long was its tail?

Bobbed

Half or less

More than half

Did not see

Other (please describe)

What colour was it?

Dark brown

Light brown

Black

Sandy/Tawny

White

Spotted

Tabby

Other (please specify)

What shape were its ears

Rounded

Pointed

Tufted

Did not see

Other (please specify)

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PART THREE: Physical evidence

Was there any physical evidence?

Droppings

Hair

Livestock kills

Scratchmarks

Other (please specify)

If so did you photograph any of them?

Yes

No

Not applicable

Did you find any footprints?

Yes

No

If so did you photograph them?

Yes

No

Not applicable

What medium were the footprints in?

Mud

Water print

Concrete

Sand

Snow

Dung

Other (please describe)

Did the footprints resemble any of the images below?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Did not look like any of these

What was the approximate size of the prints?

How many were there?

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PART FOUR: Further involvement

Would you like to be involved further in this investigation?

Are you prepared to be interviewed on tape?

Are you prepared to be interviewed on video?

Are you prepared to show us the location of your sighting

Please write down any further details if you feel them to be appropriate

Thankl you very much for your help and co-operation. We really do appreciate this.

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