The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
Saturday, 12 April 2014
INTERVIEW: Snow Leopard Trust-interviewed by mark antony raines
The Snow Leopard Trust was founded in in 1981 by Helen Elaine Freeman (March 10, 1932 – September 20, 2007). Working as a volunteer at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, Freeman became fascinated with the snow leopards there and learnt about their plight. She later joined the staff of the Zoo and was motivated to set up the Trust to protect the snow leopard in the wild, and its habitat.
Today the Trust performs scientific research projects, manages community-level conservation programs, and fosters global collaboration among snow leopard experts and other snow leopard support groups.
Our mission is to secure the long-term survival of the snow leopard, and in order to achieve that, we need to protect it across large, connected landscapes throughout its range. Today, we are working successfully in a limited number of areas, so we're looking to scale up our programs in the future to protHope this helps!
Matt, SLTect more cats
Friday, 11 April 2014
NEWSLINK: Tiger attack: Farmer killed by big cat in north India | Watch the video - Yahoo Yahoo UK
Tiger
attack: Farmer killed by big cat in north India | Watch the video - Yahoo
Yahoo UK
Watch
the video Tiger attack: Farmer killed by big cat in north India on Yahoo
UK. A tiger kills a farmer in a field in the northern Uttar Pradesh province
NEWSLINK: Bengal tiger at zoo drifting to death
Bengal
tiger at zoo drifting to death
The
big cat, hardly six years old, was found in distress during a recent
visit to the zoo. The animal once beautiful and agile had lost considerable
UK SIGHTINGS: Big cat sightings in Wales: 17 reports in South Wales in just three years
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WalesOnline
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Big
cat sightings in Wales: 17 reports in South Wales in just three years
Big
cat sightings around the Welsh countryside have been laid bare in new police
figures revealing officers have been alerted to 17 reports in the
past ...
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