Sunday, 14 October 2012

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: Indian Tiger Protection Force

Madhya Pradesh yet to form tiger protection force
Times of India
BHOPAL: A Special Tiger Protection Force (SPTF), aimed at protecting the big cats from poachers, is yet to be constituted and deployed in Madhya Pradesh- the state that has lost it's tag of "Tiger State". A directive from the Prime Minister's Office ...

Saturday, 13 October 2012

NEWSLINK: More on that Arizona mystery cat

Arizona Game and Fish Analyzing New Photo of Mystery Cat : The ...
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona Game and Fish Department is currently analyzing a recent trail camera photo of either a jaguar or an ocelot sighted southeast of ...

Tail seen in photo was Ariz. jaguar's, 9 of 10 experts say
Arizona Daily Star
The mystery of the spotted cat is no more - it was, indeed, a jaguar that was seen in Southern Arizona last month, state game officials said Friday. After consulting with 10 outside experts and conducting its own analysis, the Game and Fish Department ...

NEWSLINK: Mysterious Indian leopard death

Leopard found dead in Terai West forest division
Daily Pioneer
A male leopard was found dead in the Terai West forest division on Thursday with activists expressing doubts about the feline being poisoned to death as there were signs of blood coming out of the big cat's mouth. According to the divisional forest ...

NEWSLINK: India big cat census

Forest staff shun tiger sanctuary
Times of India
The forest officials don't have the exact statistics of big cat population. "The last tiger census was carried out in 2004, when the big cat population was 32 and there were 36 leopards. For the last eight years, there was no census. In 2006, attempts ...

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

SIGHTINGS (Canada): New big cat reports

New Big Cat Reports / U.S. Congress Seeks Legislation | Paranormal
Telegraph. —–. 'Big Cat' causes concern in Tillsonburg, Ontario subdivision ... “I didn't really pay much attention and then I thought I heard a big cat screeching.” ...

NEWSLINK: Conservation of Amur leopard

Amur Leopard found in the border region of China, North Korea and ...
By robert neff
The Amur Leopard is one of the most endangered big cats in the world. According to Xinhua (copied at ALTA -photo credit Xinhua) the above leopard was discovered in Changbai Mountain in Wangqing county in April this year and is only the ...