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Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Lion keeper explains how big cats are 'obsessed' with him

 Strelley lion keeper explains how big cats are 'obsessed' with him in Ross Kemp documentary

The big cat Rocky, along with lioness Rora, are kept at Reece's family farm. "This lion loves me, he is obsessed with me," Reece says, as the lion licks ...



USA/Canada/Mexico Newsdump (w/e 29/3/2021)


Behind the Lens of National Geographic's New Feature on the Florida Panther
"How America's most endangered cat could help save Florida. ... explores the unspoken, symbiotic relationship between the big cats and the humans ...
Ex-cop has strange standoff with Cheshire (bob)cat
It looked like a big ... bunny," Torello said Monday. ... The only wild cat found in Connecticut, and the most common wild cat in North America, this ...



Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 29/3/21)


Watch: Lion Lovingly Patting And Playing With A Duck, Is An Encounter We Didn't See Coming
It is a common perception we have about the great carnivore. ... From the looks of it, it seems that the big cat is trying to assist the bird who has reached ..
Will protect Namdapha National Park from encroachers: Pema Khandu
Spread at an area of around 1,985km, the famous Namdapha National Park is home to four big catspecies – tiger, common leopard and clouded ...
As temperatures soar, tigers stay cool around River Pranahita
There is a possibility of poachers' targeting the big cat during summer when they come to the water bodies to quench their thirst. — By arrangement.
Tigress gives birth to four cubs in MP's Panna reserve
The big cat was brought here from Pench Tiger Reserve in 2014 under tiger repopulation plan in the reserve, the official said, adding that all the cubs
Watch: Tiger Climbs Tree to Hunt Monkey, Netizens Laud the Primate's Wits
While the big cats in the forests rule the jungle grounds, they don't have much authority over life in the trees. These belong to arboreal creatures like ...
Study shows trail used by two leopards : Latest evidence on big cat movement between park ...
Study shows trail used by two leopards : Latest evidence on big cat ... is the latest evidence on the big cat's movement and the route used between the ...
Tiger found dead in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
No apparent injuries were detected but the neck was unusually swollen, he said, adding that the big catwas eight to nine-year-old. Pathak said the ...
MP, UP sign Ken-Betwa pact: Here's why it alarmed environmentalists
... project would spell doom for the Panna tiger reserve, known for its critically endangered white-rumped vultures besides a thriving big catpopulation.
In just 3 months this year, 5 tigers dead in uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, which has the third-highest population of tigers in the country, has lost five big cats in a span of two and a half months – two ...
Low prey base big challenge for Jhalana Leopard Reserve
Experts further claimed, leopards at Jhalana are comparatively smaller in size and adult big bulls are not preferred prey. With this, the big cats have ...
Tigress Sundari kisses Odisha and Satkosia's hopes goodbye
The big cat was tranquillised at around 4 pm today and kept under observation in the cage. Then she was shifted to the special van brought from Kanha ...
Alarming number of tiger deaths in Uttarakhand as 5 big cats die within 3 months
Dehradun: The state of Uttarakhand, which is said to have the third-highest population of tigers, lost 5 big cats within 3 months. Two of the tigers died ...




RUSSIA: Amur leopard success


Russian conservationists hail rare sighting of Amur leopard with cubs
The population of the big cats had returned essentially "from the dead". "It's a major success for Russia," said Alexei Kostyrya, rare species projects ...





Arizona Jaguar spotted


Jaguar sighting near northern border give conservationists hope
... given conservationists hope that North America's only big cat could soon be ... in Sonora, where there are believed to be as many as 200 of the cats.
Why a new jaguar sighting near the Arizona-Mexico border gives experts hope
But throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, hunters exterminated the U.S. population of North America's only big cat. But with a breeding population in ...



CAMBODIA: two leopard cat kittens saved from fire


Two leopard cat kittens saved from fire
"They were rescued after their mother put them on the road and ran back into the burning forest," said Wildlife Alliance. The leopard cat is a small wild cat ...



Zoo newsdump (w/e 29/3/21)


Lioness at Zoo Miami who saved her nephew's life by adopting him dies at age 11
"She was one of the best big cat mothers I have ever seen," Magill said. ... "After a great deal of consultation and dedicated efforts to provide Kashifa ...
San Antonio Zoo introduces new tiger named Jeda
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo has a new big cat to introduce to the Alamo City. Jeda, a 3-year-old, 260-pound tiger, will soon enjoy his new ...



UK, Cheshire: big cat spotted by two men on the same night

 'Big cat' spotted near Chester Greyhound Retail Park by two men on same night

He said he saw a 4 ft long cat with a 'great big tail', which left Simon and his dog 'frozen in shock'. After around 10 seconds which Simon said 'seemed ...



Sunday, 28 March 2021

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 22/3/21)

Later, the big cat was examined by a team of veterinary experts led by Arun Zachariah, senior forest veterinary surgeon. The animal is not fit to be .
The big cat was later caught by authorities following five hours of efforts and tranquilised. The leopard ventured into Limbodi and its surrounding areas ...
The big cat was later tranquilised and caught by the authorities after five hours of efforts, they said. The leopard ventured into Limbodi and its ...
The big cat can be heard snarling as it grabs the man by the shoulder - who ... The wild animal even attacked our vehicles as it was very agile and ..
The big cat attacked five people including a kid before being shot with a ... to confine and trap the wild animal,” CCF Indore circle HS Mohanta said.
Netizens were absolutely gobsmacked by the splendour of the big cat. Many of them were reminded of The Jungle Book character 'Bagheera'.
Protests in Karnataka district over forest department's failure to catch tiger that had killed three people
... have not been able to find the big cat yet. Last week, the Karnataka government had given shoot-at-sight orders to the forest department for the tiger.
2-year-old elephant calf killed by tiger
The attack by the big cat had taken place in Theppakkadu range of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris district, sources in the Forest Department said.
Between a tiger and a hard place
As Jim Corbett, the British naturalist and, without doubt, the biggest hunter of man-eating cats that India has ever seen, said, there is no simple reason ...

Big cat on the prowl in South Kodagu: 5-member Soliga tribal team to track elusive tiger
The big cat was not even spotted near a couple of livestock tied amidst coffee plants as bait. Even the local villagers are turning impatient by the day and ...
6 days after killing tigress T1's cub, Umred big cat Surya mauls another
6 days after killing tigress T1's cub, Umred big catSurya mauls another. Vijay Pinjarkar | TNN | Mar 21, 2021, 05:39 IST. Nagpur: Six days after ...
Grand plan to repopulate Odisha tiger reserve comes to a naught
Satkosia is surrounded by huge human habitations. The death of two persons had led to a massive uproar forcing the government to capture the big cat
40-year-old jumps into zoo's lion pit in Kolkata, escapes with minor injuries
Gautam Guchait, who reportedly just wanted to "set the big cat free", had ... He said he loved to see wild animals in the wild, and hence wanted to set ...
Tiger Spotted For First Time in Maharashtra's Guatala Autramghat Sanctuary in 81 Years
... on Friday stating the big cat has strayed from Tipeshwar Sanctuary in Yavatmal, some ... We have found that the tiger has hunted wild boar," he said.
No faint growl: Kodagu tiger lives on as people skeptical of Forest dept's carcass
The state government had already issued a shoot-at-sight order for the big cat, when an 8-year-old boy, Rangaswamy was killed and his grandfather, 
Tiger seen in Guatala Autramghat sanctuary, a first after 1940
... on Friday stating the big cat has strayed from Tipeshwar Sanctuary in Yavatmal, some ... We have found that the tiger has hunted wild boar," he said
Carcass of 'man-eater' tiger found in Kodagu
The big cat, suspected to have died four days back, was found in a decomposed state. The forest officials claimed that the tiger had died in the gunshot ...
Tiger spotted in Gautala Autram Sanctuary
Since learning about the presence of the wild cat, forest department ... The big cat's latest image was captured in a trap camera sometime in the wee 
Tiger Spotted In Maharashtra's Guatala Autramghat Sanctuary, First Since 1940
... since 1940, with officials stating that the big cathas strayed from Tipeshwar Sanctuary ... We have found that the tiger has hunted wild boar," he said

Madhya Pradesh: Body of leopard suspected of killing Dhar farmer recovered
The big cat is suspected to be the same animal, which had allegedly killed a farmer of nearby Kadwal village on Wednesday. INDORE: Dhar forest ...
Tigress in Odisha to return to MP after failure of translocation exercise
... the big cat will be sent back, signalling the failure of the exercise, following allegations of mishandling of the animal by Odisha's forest department, ...
Coimbatore: Teen's friends save him from leopard's clutches
big cat which was wandering with its attacked the boy on his neck and attempted to drag him. "However, his friends saved Eswaran by holding 
Encounters with Kabini's black panther
Dhanyavaad, I said to the black cat, who by now had turned his head to gaze ... Saw today, 6th March, in Kabini wild life sanctuary -- another epic ...
Tiger Spotted In Maharashtra's Guatala Autramghat Sanctuary, First Since 1940
... the Guatala sanctuary, saying the park has a massive prey base, which may ... on March 15 as a camera inside the wildlife park captured the big cat.

Dudhwa tiger found dead; 3rd death in UP in March
The carcass of the big cat, aged around eight years, was recovered near a canal. There were ... The snare had been set by a poacher to trap wild boar.