Thursday, 25 October 2012

LINK: Mistaken Mountain Lion Sightings Common, Expert Says


Wildlife ecologist Steve Bobzien, a mountain lion expert with the East Bay Regional Park District, says the recent mountain lion encounter reported by a Kensington mother seems credible, but that the great majority of supposed sightings are mistaken. 

USA SIGHTINGS: California mountain lion

Kensington Mountain Lion Encounter Reported by Mom with Child in Stroller
Patch.com
She was taking her daily walk, accompanied by her three-year-old son and their dog, a male boxer, on a fire trail that runs behind houses on Lake Drive when she saw the big cat sitting "completely still" on a landing beside the home, she said. At first ...

NEWSLINK: Amur leopard conservation

Spotted! Fun day to help big cat
This is Leicestershire
Twycross Zoo's operations manager Neil Satchwell said: "We had lots taking place during the day, including Amur leopard conservation talks." With a population of only 30 to 35 in the wild, the Amur leopard is one of the most endangered big cats on ...

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

NEWSLINK: Florida panther roadkill

Panther road deaths on state record pace
The News-Press
A string of Florida panther deaths on Collier County roads has the state on pace to match a record number of roadway big cat kills. So far 11 panthers have met their demise hit by vehicles in 2012 compared to 17 road kills in 2009, a record year for ...

NEWSLINK: Mystery Cats in Australia

Unlikely animals in the Aussie outback
WA today
There has been evidence suggesting hippopotami, big cats and even more Tasmanian Devils, believed to have become extinct from mainland Australia hundreds, possibly thousands of years ago have been living it up here. Back in 2009 a pig hunter in the ...

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 ...