A decomposed carcass of a big cat was found floating in Devha river near Deuni dam under Amaria block on Wednesday. The carcass was recovered by the forest staff after receiving information from locals.
Owing to extreme decay, it could not be immediately ascertained though whether the dead big cat was a leopard or a tiger. The wildlife veterinarians feel that the big cat was hunted for its hide. This is the first instance of a big cat carcass being recovered in Amaria area. The region is reportedly home to at least 10 stray tigers.
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The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
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