Showing posts with label victoria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victoria. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 October 2012

NEWSLINK: More on the Australian mystery cat news

Ask Agnes: Pink elephants
Weekly Times Now
SEEING as they couldn't find any big black cats, I suggest the Government would be better advised to go looking for pink elephants. Up here in the Strathbogie hills, every time someone sees a pink elephant, they (I mean my big brother and sister and ...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

MORE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL AUSTRALIAN BIG CAT STUDY

Safe from big cats
Ranges Trader Mail
“The study concluded the most obvious explanation for many of the reported sightings of big cats over the years is that they were large feral domestic cats,” he said. “Some preliminary DNA evidence also cannot be entirely dismissed but it is not ...

Big cat study complete - Premier of Victoria
A report examining alleged sightings and evidence of 'big cats' in Victoria is complete, concluding the existence of a living population is highly unlikely.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

NEWSLINK: More on controversial Australian big cat study

HAVE YOUR SAY: Big cat study small on results
Knox Leader
The official conclusion is that big cats sighted over the years are large feral domestic cats, according to Victorian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh. THE existence of big cats in Victoria is "highly unlikely" a State Government ...

Big Cat Study inconclusive - ABC Goulburn Murray - Australian ...
The Victorian Government has ended a 'desktop study' into the existence of big cats in Victoria less than three months in.

Court fight over big cats owned by Tarzan actor
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) - A court fight is under way in Palm Beach County over two tigers and a leopard that belong to a former Tarzan actor. The cats were ...

Friday, 21 September 2012

NEWSLINK: More on the Australian big cat debate

The Australian Big Cat Study that Wasn't | Mysterious Universe
By Andrew Nicholson
This week, the Victorian state government released its findings into an official investigation into whether Big Cats such as panthers, pumas and cougars are.

Thursday, 20 September 2012

NEWSLINK: More on Australian big cat debate

Report finds big cats "highly unlikely''
Leader News
And the official conclusion is that big cats sighted over the years are large feral domestic cats, according to Victorian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh. He said his pre-election commitment to run a "desk'' study into whether big ...

8.30a Reloaded ABC SoutheastSA with Stan Thomson 20th Sept. 2012
ABC Online (blog)
Simon Townsend is known affectionately as the BIG CAT MAN. He has pursued evidence to prove that animal similar to leopard, cougar, wild cat, or panther is actively roaming our region , attacking livestock. Attempts to convince the Victorian Govt, have ...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

NEWSLINKS: More on the Australian big cat debate

Big cat hunt declared over by Victorian Government due to lack of evidence
Herald Sun
Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh said the study, conducted in Melbourne offices on past evidence rather than in the field, said there was nothing to substantiate claims big cats existed in the state. "No big cat has ever been detected in a formal ...

Investigation: Big Cats existence 'highly unlikely'
3AW (blog)
@Hugh I agree with what you say about the film but I am inclined to believe more in the comment from @Kit Clarke, there is ... more; steve glen on Investigation: Big Cats existence ... Highly unlikely huh? My son, friend and myself all witnessed a big ...

Case closed on big cats in Victoria
Yahoo!7 News
A Victorian Government investigation has concluded it is "highly unlikely" there are wild big cats living in Victoria. The so-called desktop survey was conducted by two researchers from the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of ...

The second of these stories is particularly interesting because of the sighting reports in the comments section

SIGHTINGS: More Victoria big cats

Hunt goes on for big cat | Geelong, VIC, Australia
GEELONG region researcher Simon Townsend claims the Victorian Government has predictably whitewashed an independent report into existence of big cats ...

NEWSLINK: Big cat research lacking: Townsend

UPDATE: BIG cat veteran researcher Simon Townsend said he will continue the Victorian Government's hunt single-handed.

Mr Townsend said he was bitterly disappointed the Government has not accepted the recommendations of its own experts to continue the research.

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