Top witness accounts of big cat sightings in 2020
Aside from everything related to coronavirus, there have been many accounts of big cats spotted and the unusual accounts reported on Gloucestershire ...
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
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
WALES: 'Pontybodkin Puma' just 150 metres from the first
| Second sighting of the 'Pontybodkin Puma' just 150 metres from the first Big cats are well suited to the Welsh climate and terrain and as it was important to keep them away from humans, big cat owners from across large areas ... |
Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 28/12/2020)
| In a first for U'khand, tigress shiftedfrom Corbett to Rajaji Tiger Reserve The "soft" release of the big cat
took place in Motichur - in the western part of Rajaji - at 5:30am on
Thursday. Soon, it will be released into the wild after ... Uttarakhand's First Tigress Shifted From Jim Corbett to Rajaji Tiger Reserve Under Translocation ... - Yahoo India News Sanjay Gandhi National Park's Christmas present: A male tiger The male big cat, RT-1, began its journey to Mumbai from Nagpur on Thursday afternoon and will become the seventh captive tiger at SGNP The big cat which has been radio collared to monitor her movements was transported to the Rajaji reserve on Thursday (Photo | Special arrangement). Gujarat: Leopard kills teenage girl The victim, Aartiben Makwana, was attacked by the big cat at a farm when she was washing clothes on Thursday evening, said Dushyant Vasavada, ... |
| Tigress trapped in noose rescued A tigress, which was caught in a noose laid to capture wild boars, was rescued in Balele near Gonikoppa, on Wednesday. The big cat was rescued by ... |
| Decoding the 2018 leopard census; is it too early to celebrate? | India Today Insight The 'Status of Leopards in India, 2018' report says the big cat's numbers have risen sharply to 12,852 from 7,910 in the previous census, but not all ... |
| Which leopard is man-eater? Panic had gripped villagers in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district as a big cat had attacked six persons including two children who had died. |
| Which leopard is man-eater? Panic had gripped villagers in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district as a big cat had attacked six persons including two children who had died. |
| In a First: Indian Himalayan State to Relocate Big Cats From National Park to Tiger Reserve In 2018, India's first tiger relocation drew flak from an animal rights organisation, when big cats were moved from Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya ... |
Elusive Black Panther Prowling N. Sembilan Kampung For Food & Killing Livestock Caught After ... News of the big cat's
capture came at three in the morning when ... cat's capture proved that
the kampung was facing a real threat from the wild animal. | ||||
| Tiger kills cow in Asifabad A big cat
killed another tribal boy Sidam Vignesh (22) when he was fishing in a
stream at Digida village in Dahegaon mandal of the district on . |
| In a First: Indian Himalayan State to Relocate Big Cats From National Park to Tiger Reserve In 2018, India's first tiger relocation drew flak from an animal rights organisation, when big cats were moved from Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya ... |
| This video of tiger sneaking behind elephant has netizens intrigued Very lucky to spot the big cat.
All my previous visits, I could only ... I hope I will get to see a
tiger in the wild shortly. I am keeping my fingers crossed. |
| Leopards grow from 8000 to 13000 in just four years The increase in big cat numbers over the past decade and a half indicates their resilience and ability to bounce back if provided secure environs. |
| Search on for tiger with wire entangled around neck in Dudhwa The forest department is now trying to locate the big cat and tranquilize it to ensure the wire trap is removed and its wounds are treated. A forest patrol ... |
| Three men rescue pet dog from leopard ... leopards and during the winter months when cane cutting begins, the big cat tends to move away from the cane fields and closer to human habitats, ... Leopard count rises, but man-animal conflicts remain a worry in TN Though the rise in the big cat's population is a reason for celebration from ... mostly on the deer species, leopards feed on dogs, cattle, wild boar, etc. | ||
| Madhya Pradesh Continues to Report High Tiger Mortality, 26 Feline Dead This Year Forest minister Vijay Shah in a recent interview had said that death rate of the tigers was lesser than the birth rate of big cats in last few years. “Saying ... 9-yr-old leopard found dead, no foul play suspected The corpse of the big cat was first spotted by locals who then informed the forest department. Later, the forest officials sent the body for autopsy. Tiger fitted with radio collar in Sunderbans While earlier data from radio-collared big cats was used to decode home range and territory in the Sunderbans, foresters want to ascertain their ... Rising spots: India's leopard population Among the members of the big cat family, the leopard is the most gifted when it comes to adapting to seemingly challenging milieu. At a time when ... |
UK, CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Fen tiger sightings in 2020
| When the 'Fen Tiger' was spotted in Cambridge this year "It was one of the biggest cats I've seen, but I can't say it was a big cat." He said he doubted it's the infamous Fen Tiger "unless that Fen Tiger is 60-years- ... |
UK, NORTH WALES: A roundup of sightings
These are the big cat sightings reported in North Wales in 2020
CORWEN: A video captured by Dee Forbes shows a "very large black cat with an unusual swagger" moving from left to right near the railway line.
USA/Canada/Mexico Newsdump (w/e 28/12/2020)
Security camera captures mountain lion prowling through front yard in Colorado “Big Kitty”. In the video, the big cat walks from the sidewalk to the front porch. It stops and stares momentarily when it hears a dog barking from inside ...
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Zoo Newsdump (w/e 28/12/2020)
| Siberian tiger dies soon after Japanese zoo borrows him for breeding The Tokushima zoo says it will soon set up a flower stand for those offering prayers for the deceased big cat. A Siberian tiger named Hiroshi, ... Rare White Lion Quadruplets Born At Chinese Zoo Will Meet The Public This Weekend Formerly known as the Big Cat Safety Act, the bill was passed in the House of ... Big cats like lions and tigers don't belong in apartments, backyards, ... |
| Detroit Zoo celebrates its first lion born in 40 years The Detroit Zoo's littlest big cat was under the constant care of DZS staff for the ... Lions are the only big cats who live in social groups that include adult ... |
UK, FLINTSHIRE: Historical encounters
Man remembers encounter with big cat in Connah's Quay
BIG cats may have been roaming the Flintshire countryside for years. There have been numerous if sporadic reports of large cat-like creatures in areas ...
UK, NORTH WALES: Video of a mysterious black creature
Video of a mysterious black creature could be evidence that big cats are at large in North Wales She said: "I spotted a very large black cat with an unusual swagger whilst sitting in my vehicle. I got out to walk closer, trying to be quiet so as not to ... |
Saturday, 26 December 2020
UK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Big cat in Stroud Valley
Big cat spotted prowling in Stroud valley
Seeing it so close confirms what he had ridiculed his wife for years before, as she had claimed to have seen a big cat inthe same area over 20 years ...
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 21/12/2020)
| Complaint filed with police over Bagdogra leopard killing The big cat
was shot as foresters opened fire in “self-defence” after it sneaked
into the backyard of Rangapani cancer hospital, on Siliguri's outskirts. |
| This video of tiger sneaking behind elephant has netizens intrigued Very lucky to spot the big cat.
All my previous ... Great moment captured. — JRMohan ... I hope I will
get to see a tiger in the wild shortly. I am keeping ... |
| Leopard trapped in clutch-wire rescued by forest officials The team, which received information of the trapped big cat, rushed to the spot and rescued it through chemical immobilisation. The five-year-old male ... | ||
| Leopard 'Sachin' dies of heart attack at safari park in Bengal Drones were used to trace the big cat and four elephants were deployed to comb the park and the jungles. Six camera traps were also set up. Sachin ... |
| No clues: Man-eating tiger throws forest staff off the track Of the eight tigers believed to be inhabiting KTC, the forest department has not been able to pinpoint which big cat has turned into a man-eater. |
| After 2 human kills, tiger scare stalks Kagaznagar villages ... us after Pasula Nirmala's death (on Nov 29) that they will capture the big cat. ... If I don't pick up cotton in time, I will end up in huge debt,” he said. |
| State forest dept records 174 leopard deaths this year The highest number of wild cat deaths was recorded in Nashik with 70 leopard deaths, followed by 27 in Pune and 26 in Kolhapur districts respectively ... |
| In a first, black panther spotted in MM Hills Sanctuary A few months ago the big cat was spotted at the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy temple (BRT) tiger reserve. Black leopards are often spotted in Kabini or ... |
| Man-Eater Leopard Who Killed 8 People in Maharashtra Shot Dead by Forest Department Also Read - Another Big Cat Spotted! Panic in Dehradun After Leopard Enters Jollygrant Airport, Efforts Underway to Rescue it. A shooter authorised ... |
| Man-eating leopard that terrorised Baramati locals shot dead on Friday Finally, on Friday, Dr. Dhavalsinh Mohite Patil fired three rounds on the wild cat from a close distance of 15 ft. and successfully managed to hit his ... |
| Leopard kills woman in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh 'Maya Devi is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. She was attacked by the big cat outside her home. She has received over 20 stitches,' he ... |
| Not so fast: why India's plan to reintroduce cheetahs may run into problems A nature reserve in India could soon be the only location in the world to host wild populations of four major big cat species – tiger, lion, leopard and ... |
| Tiger found dead in Madhya Pradesh forest The place where the big cat was found dead was around 20 kms from Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve near Gajri village in the district, they said. |
| FEATURE-Opposites attract: Wild and captive jaguars mate in Argentina to save species The breeding of captive and wild big cats is thought to be a world-first, ... Howard Quigley, Jaguar Program director for Panthera, a global wild cat ... |
| Cattle killings spark panic in Adilabad A big cat
reportedly killed a cow while motorists were moving on a stretch near
Gollaghat village in Bheempur mandal on Wednesday. Sources said that ... | ||
| With quick rise in numbers, both tigers and humans in Gadchiroli may find the going tough Brahmapuri, despite not being a protected wildlife area, has 53 tigers and is the biggest man-big cat conflict hotspot in the state. “Since Brahmapuri is ... | ||
| Lucknow diary The big cat
was the heart of the zoo and saved many dull evenings with its growling
and angry pacing. The feline was in the zoo hospital for the past ... |
| Leopard Kills Woman In Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh She was attacked by the big cat outside her home. She has received over 20 stitches," he said. (Disclaimer: This story has not been edited by www. |
| After killing kids, leopard now attacks cattle While the foresters are still trying to ascertain if it is the same wild cat or different ... It has also installed trap cameras there to photograph the big cat. | ||
| Leopard shot dead in West Bengal after it injures four But the big cat
managed to injure range officer Sanjay Dutta and two others when the
teams were trying to tranquillise it. “The forest staff killed the ... |
| Leopard attacks 4 in Bagdogra, killed According to forest department sources, the big cat may have strayed into the hospital area from Gangarampur tea garden. Yadav said the animal took ... | ||
| Maharashtra: Tigress Avni's cub radio-collared, set to be released into the wild Asked about the possibilities of T1C2 getting into a fight with another big cat, Kakodkar said, “It's possible that there could be a violent clash. But we ... |
| Lucknow Zoos' oldest tigress bids adieu The 19-year-old big cat
had been ailing for quite some time and had stopped taking her food.
She had been moved to the zoo hospital after her condition ... |
| Maharashtra: Two held with leopard skin and nails The accused duo consumed meat of the big cat after removing its skin, nails and jaw, he said. The accused live in the hills near Morbe dam in Panvel, ... |
| Efforts ramp up to capture a man-eating leopard in Maharashtra | India Today Insight The animal has already killed 12 people, and the forest department has been unable to trace or capture the big cat so far. As a result, the area, ... |
| Thane: Two-year-old leopard rescued from Yeoor "On Wednesday morning again, we received a call stating that the wild ... The big cat was taken for treatment at SGNP, as providing medical aid on the ... |
| Karnataka: Tiger count starts at Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary This comes after field staff reported movement of big cats in new areas in the sanctuary, including tiger cubs. Based on information by ground-level ... |
Terrorising leopard caught, villagers breath sigh of relief After some villagers spotted the movement of the big cat and it's pugmark on fields and attacked livestock, the department had set up a cage. The adult ... |
| 'Injured' leopard spotted near hotels in Yeoor forest Villagers informed forest officials of the big cat's sighting late in the ... It is learnt that sighting of big cats at that spot is common, especially post-sunset. |
| Farmer couple drives away tiger in Bhadradri district The DFO has asked farmers not to stay in their fields at night-time due to moving of the big cat in the district. Appaiah maintained that it is difficult to ... |
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