Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 24/5/21)

Madhya Pradesh: Woman among four injured in leopard attack in Khandwa

Incident took place on Saturday afternoon when villagers a big cat attacked the villagers who were working in the field. One of the villagers received ...
Maharashtra: Three killed in separate incidents of attack by tigers
One Sita Chouke (63), a resident of Kokewada, was attacked and killed by a big cat when she was collecting tendu leaves under the Sindewahi forest ...
Forest watcher among four injured in Kheri leopard attack
When informed, forest officials, including forester Rishabh Pratap Singh and watcher Vinay Tiwari, rushed the area and attempted to locate the big cat ...

Tigress spotted with 2 cubs in W Ghats conservation reserve
Mali said, "We have informed the Sawantwadi foresters about the spotting of the big cat. Altogether 30 trap cameras will be installed in the Radhanagari ...

State lost 87 leopards in 140 days; 33 in road accidents
If the deaths keep happening at this speed, the majestic cat may become a rare sight. ... The road widening projects are the biggest threat to big cats.



USA/Canada/Mexico Newsdump (w/e 24/5/2021)

Mountain Lion Seen Wandering San Francisco Bernal Heights, Portola Neighborhoods

Surveillance video gave San Francisco Animal Care and Control some clues about the big cat. Executive director Virginia Donahue noticed the ...
El Dorado residents report seeing mountain lion days after confirmed sighting in Wichita
Last Tuesday, a Ring security camera recorded the moments a big cat made its way through the Riverside neighborhood. In El Dorado, John Alfero ...

Police warn of mountain lion seen in West Fargo
Anyone with information on the big cat'swhereabouts is asked to call the police. Written By: News staff | 10:12 am, May 18, 2021.

Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of Mountain Lions
There's something about those big cat eyes, heavy paws, and silent stalk that strikes fear into the hearts of the bravest hikers. But the truth is that ...

Man banned from having guns following Capitol riot arrest shoots mountain lion
The dogs chased the big cat into a tree, where Mr Montgomery fired two bullets from a .357 pistol, according to federal court records. After the ...

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Possible mountain lion sighting near Andover
A home doorbell camera captured the big cat just passing by. "About 11′clock, the ring doorbell went off. Our neighbor's cat usually sets it off about tha

There Was a Mountain Lion Roaming Around San Francisco Yesterday, FYI
This is also thought to be the same big cat spotted walking through Bernal Heights Park by a passerby. The Ring doorbell footage shows the large feline ...
Mountain lion stalks, bares its teeth and pounces at terrified Utah hiker for five minutes as the man ...
Jared Smith was hiking on the Broads Fork Trail at Big Cottonwood Canyon on ... In the video, Smith backs away while trying to reason with the big cat, ...
A cougar was captured along Richter and KLO in Kelowna
In the first few seconds of the video, you can see a racoon running away from the big cat. Cantin says he has lived in the area for a number of years ...

Roaming! Mountain lion sighting in Andover
A Kansas parks official said it's most likely the same big cat that was seen roaming in the Riverside area. He added that confirmed sightings are up ...
Mountain Lion Captured Alive In San Francisco's Bernal Heights, Evaluated at Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo vet Alex Herman affectionately called the big cat "Mister Handsome." ... As to where the cat would be released back into the wild? "I can't ...
Mountain Lion Captured Alive In San Francisco's Bernal Heights, Evaluated at Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo vet Alex Herman affectionately called the big cat "Mister Handsome." ... As to where the cat would be released back into the wild? "I can't ...
Mountain Lion found in SF. Big cat(with tracking collar) is in a tree on Santa Marina near Mission ...
Mountain Lion found in SF. Big cat (with tracking collar) is in a tree on Santa Marina near Mission. Fish and Wildlife plans to "dart and remove." This 

The line between mountain lion and human habitats is blurring. Here's why that matters
Big biological questions arose. ... a lot like a place in Colorado where, on a mild winter's day in 1991, a large cat killed a young man and ate his heart



Controversial Indian cheetah project goes ahead

 Eight cheetahs to be translocated from Africa to MP's Kuno National Park

... part of India's first inter-country big cat relocation project, a senior state forest department official said on Thursday after the MP government received



UK, Cheshire: another report from Frodsham

 'Big cat' caught on CCTV in Frodsham spotted AGAIN just days later

BIG cat has been sighted in Frodsham just days after a mysterious predator was captured on CCTV as it ran across a paddock in the village.

Second 'big cat' sighting in Frodsham as creature spotted running 50 metres in 'seconds'
He reported the incident to Puma Watch North Wales, a group set up to document sightings and raise awareness of suspected big cats.



DUBAI: mystery big black cat on the loose


'Chiselled jaw, big shoulders and long tail' - Dubai resident tells of close encounter with big cat
Dubai warns residents over 'big cat' on the loose
The creature, described by residents as a black big cat, has been prowling ... Dubai Police cautioned the public saying "bringing out any kind of wild ...



AUSTRALIA: A round up of recent sighting reports

 Aussies tell of frightening big catsightings across the country

Aussies tell of frightening big cat sightings across the country. Dozens of Aussies swear they've seen panthers, pumas or lynxes on empty highways, ...
Aussies tell of frightening big catsightings across the country
Dozens of Aussies swear they've seen panthers, pumas or lynxes on empty highways, sand dunes, in paddocks or roaming in the bush. Giant ...



CHINA: Siberian tiger released into the wild


Siberian tiger released into the wildwith collar to monitor its movements and hunting grounds
The big cat is believed to be a 2-year-old juvenile male tiger weighing 225 kilograms, said the media reports. Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, ...

Zoo Newsdump (w/e 24/5/2021)


Toddler waves stuffed cat in front of Amur leopard at Philadelphia Zoo
Rylee waved the toy in front of the glass barrier housing the leopard and laughed hysterically as the big cat frantically wiped its paws on the glass.
Tiger's Eye Saved in an Operation Never Performed on Big Cats Before
It has never been performed on any big cat, which proved the diagnostic worrisome for the park staff. Corneal Ulcer in Cats Explained. Tiger and Cub. ( ...



COLOMBIA: Truce with a big cat

In Colombia, a successful jaguar conservation program has a whiff of coffee

Following a rise in conflicts between humans and the big cats in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in 2013, a management plan was put in place and 
Truce with the big cat
Truce with the big cat. Colombian cattle farmer coexists with jaguars who hunt his livestock, all in the name of conservation. AFP, HATO COROZAL, ...



UK, Buckinghamshire: a new sighting of a dog sized cat

 More Beast of Bucks sightings? Scared Widmer End resident sees 'large dog-sized black cat'

There have been two more apparent sightings of big cat in Buckinghamshire this month from terrified residents. Rumours of a "Beast of Bucks" in the ...



UK, North Wales: another citing report

 

Big cat 'spotted' in Wales 'at least four foot tall' and covered '50 metres in five second
Reports say the big cat was filmed on April 9, with the sighting reported to Puma Watch North Wales afterwards. There has been a rising number of big ...



More on the reintroduction of Arizona Jaguars


Wildlife Experts Say Jaguars Should Roam Southwest Again
The third-largest big cat "has a storied and vital place in our canyons and forests, so we should plan an intelligent and humane reintroduction program," ...



Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Sequencing leopard genome

 

Leopard Genome Sequencing Revises Our Understanding of Their Natural History
These majestic animals are the only great catspecies (Genus Panthera) to roam about both Africa and Asia today. Leopards are considered as highly ...



Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 17/5/21)

Tiger population in danger: 6 big catsdie in Madhya Pradesh within two weeks

Tiger population in danger: 6 big cats die in Madhya Pradesh within two weeks · The death of a radio-collared tiger at Panna National Park pushed the ... 

Tiger strays from MP's Bandhavgarh reserve, stays at shut resort
The big cat, nine-year-old T-37, entered the resort, Samod Safari Lodge, on May 5, spent two days there, and left on its own later. READ FULL STORY. 
First confirmed mountain lion sighting in populated area of Kansas caught on camera
"And it helps there's a domestic cat that jumps out. So, you really get a good size comparison of how much bigger the cougar is than the domestic cat. "In ...

Watch how this leopard at a zoo reacts to a little girl and her stuffed cat
"She's going to want a big cat as a pet," reacted a third. Some thought differently... "That leopard thinks that child would make a tasty snack!" wrote an ...

Over 70% of snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF
The WWF report points out that despite a major research focus on snow leopard population assessments, less than 3% of the big cat's range has robust ...




AUSTRALIA: Big cat sightings in Victoria


New big cat sightings in Victoria's Mitta Valley
Big cat sightings have been reported around the country for 200 years while a Victorian government report says feral cats are being mistaken for big cats ...


USA/Canada/Mexico Newsdump (w/e 17/5/2021)

Mountain Lion spotted in Wichita | KSAS
FOX Kansas News reporter Eli Higgins reports from Riverside where the big cat was spotted and you can see his report in the video posted above.

First confirmed mountain lion sighting in populated area of Kansas caught on camera
"And it helps there's a domestic cat that jumps out. So, you really get a good size comparison of how much bigger the cougar is than the domestic cat. "In ...
Man arrested after tiger spotted on neighborhood lawn; big cat still missing
Police said Cuevas drove off with the big cat, leading police on a short chase before officers lost sight of him. Cuevas' lawyer, Michael Elliott, told ...

Police Arrest Man They Say Let A Tiger Roam West Houston — But The Big Cat Is Still On The Loose

Here's what we know about the tiger spotted in a Houston neighborhood
But days after the bizarre sighting, authorities and Houstonians aren't sure exactly where the big catis. Here's what we know about the tiger and what ...

Officials: Big cat on Wichita, Kansas, door camera is cougar
The video was captured early Monday on Cris Boyle's doorbell camera, showing the large catpadding along the alleyway in the Riverside ...
WEST SEATTLE SIGHTING: Is this a bobcat?
Looks like a larger male bengal cat. I had bobcats in my yard all of the time when I lived in Sammamish, they have bigger ears with tufts in them and ...

Cougar spotted on doorstep of home in Magic Estates on Knox Mountain
Wednesday morning. Anita Peterson says she was going for a run when she spotted the big cat. "I've never seen a cougar and I've ...
Big cat scare: Cougar chases hiker for 5-minutes through an isolated trail [WATCH]
The big cat didn't run away immediately but proceeded to stalk him for five minutes. SHOW FULL STORY.
He was banned from having guns after his Capitol riot arrest. Then he shot a mountain lion, feds say.
The dogs chased the big cat into a tree, where Montgomery fired two bullets from a .357 pistol, according to federal court records. After the mountain ...