NEWSLINK: Tiger attacked, killed by other big cat at Va zoo - Richmond Times ...

Tiger attacked, killed by other big cat at Va zoo - Richmond Times ...
A white Bengal tiger is dead after being attacked by another tiger at a suburban Richmond zoo.

NEWSLINK: Experts to help catch on-the-prowl leopard

Experts to help catch on-the-prowl leopard
Times of India
LUDHIANA: Suspecting a leopard on the prowl in Qadian village forest area, the forest department has roped in two experts to help it catch the big cat. The experts have conducted extensive studies on leopards in Uttrakhand. The big cat had escaped from ...

NEWSLINK: Rapid Response Unit vehicles ineffective in Ranthambore

Rapid Response Unit vehicles ineffective in Ranthambore
Times of India
The ranger was trying to tranquilize the big cat that had strayed into a village but had ventured too near. It was a close shave for Shaktawat who had to be airlifted to the capital for treatment. To prevent such accidents in future, the reserve was ...

NEWSLINK: 5-yr-old boy mauled to death by leopard

5-yr-old boy mauled to death by leopard
Business Standard
... forest department officials said here today. The boy was assaulted by the big cat in his own courtyard on late Wednesday night and dragged into nearby forest, they said. The half-eaten body of the victim was recovered by forest officials yesterday ...

NEWSLINK: Leopard found dead, another kills child

Leopard found dead, another kills child
Business Standard
"The teeth marks on the dead leopard's neck and deep bruises on its stomach indicate that it was killed in a fight with another big cat," an official said, but added that the exact cause of its death will be known only after the post mortem report ...

NEWLINK: Big cat attack in Macomb, Illinois?

Big cat attack in Macomb?
Western Courier (subscription)
After that, she heard nothing. April didn't think much of it perhaps a neighborhood pet or stray cat. But the next day, she woke up and saw something lying in the field. “You could tell just by standing in the house that there was a big lump out there ...

NEWSLINK: Tiger attack in India

Rumours of tiger attack grip village
Times of India
Rumors were also rife that the big cat had injured some persons also, however investigations proved that the tiger had attacked and killed a cow in a forest 2.5km away from Galagihulkoppa village. No person was attacked or injured, said Dharwad rural ...

NEWSLINK: More on Nepal's man-eating leopard

Man-Eating Leopard Kills 15 People In Nepal, Officials Believe
Huffington Post
The spotted big cats do not usually eat humans, but once they start, it's difficult to get them to stop, said Maheshwor Dhakal of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation in Kathmandu. "Since human blood has more salt than animal ...

NEWSLINK: Cat-Man-Eat

Leopard Responsible For 15 Deaths In Nepal
Gadling
The big cat's latest victim was a 4-year-old boy whose remains were discovered in the jungle, not far from his village, this past weekend. According to CNN, two-thirds of the leopard's victims thus far have been children under the age of 10. Most of ...

Man-Eating Leopard Devours 15 So Far ABC News (blog) A big cat can kill ya, but a little pussy never hurt anyone. I don't think it's fair to say humans have encroached on this cat's territory. Nepal is remote. So, a remote village 400 miles from Kathmandu is really remote. Hmmmm, I wonder if Kathmandu ...

NEWSLINK: Leopard attack in India

Leopard kills two-year-old girl in Junagadh, injures another
Indian Express
Another girl, believed to be about three or four years old who playing nearby, was injured apparently by the big cat. The victim was playing at her family's mango orchard, with her mother and grandmother nearby, when the leopard attacked her around 7 ...

NEWSLINK: Ranthambhore's 'fearless' big cat claims a third human victim

Ranthambhore's 'fearless' big cat claims a third human victim
Daily Mail
A tiger from Ranthambore National Park killed a forester on Thursday, claiming its second human victim since March and its third since 2010. The big cat, known as T-24, had previously killed a young villager on March 8, and a woman in 2010. The ...

NEWSLINK: Tiger attack

Ranthambore National Park: Tiger's daring attack shocks everyone
Times of India
JAIPUR: The death of a forester, Gheesu Singh, in an attack by a male tiger in Ranthambore National Park on Thursday morning has shocked everyone, more because of the behaviour of the big cat. Gheesu Singh was walking between two groups of ...

NEWSLINK: More on the Novato goat attack

Dwarf Goat Disappears From Novato Yard: Big Cat Suspected - Topix
Dwarf Goat Disappears From Novato Yard: Big Cat Suspected. Full story: Patch. com. A Novato family is grieving over the loss of a pygmy goat that appears to ...

NEWSLINK: Leopard attacks

Leopard on the prowl, kills three cows at Big Bend
The Swazi Observer
Community members who have seen the eaten cattle say they have claw marks, which show that they have been eaten by a big cat. Some are claiming to have seen the paw prints on the ground which belong to a leopard. “There are wild animals in the ...

NEWSLINK: More on the Indian Teenager killed by a big cat

Teenager killed by big cat
Times of India
BAHRAICH: A teenager was killed by a big cat in a village in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary, divisional forest officer wildlife RK Singh said here today, unable to confirm whether it was a tiger, leopard or other. Arvind (14) was attacked by the big ...

NEWSLINK: Indian teen killed by big cat

Around town
Indian Express
Bahraich:A teenager was killed by a big cat in a village in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary, a senior official said on Saturday. Arvind (14) was attacked by the big cat in Triloki Ghauri village in Nishanghara range while he was working in the field ...

NEWSLINK: Teenager killed by big cat in India

Teenager killed by big cat in UP
Business Standard
Arvind (14) was attacked by the big cat in Triloki Ghauri village in Nishanghara range while he was working in the field last evening, divisional forest officer R K Singh said. Forest department officials have not been able to confirm whether the ...

NEWSLINK: Russian circus cheetah attacks boy

Russian circus cheetah attacks boy, 7
The Sun Daily
The injured boy is the son of the animal's trainers, and the big cat attacked him as it was being put back into its cage after a performance, the Vechernyaya Moskva daily reported, citing local police. Russia has a number of poorly regulated travelling ...

NEWSLINK: Death of NZ big cat handler

Dead big cat handler's real name revealed NZ City The identity of a big cat handler who died when he was attacked by a tiger at a Northland wildlife park has been confirmed - three years after his death. The coroner looking into the death of the man known as Dalu Mncube at Zion Wildlife Gardens in ...

NEWSLINK: Tragic tiger incident

Latest:10 shots to kill attacking tiger at Zion
Northern Advocate
It took up to 10 shots from a shotgun and rifle to kill a big cat that had fatally attacked a handler at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Park, a coroners hearing has heard. The inquest into the death of Clifford (Dalu) MnCube is being heard before Northland ...