Wednesday, 17 October 2012

NEWSLINK: Indian zoo wants a puma

CoP 11 summit: Only a few delegates go visiting Hyderabad's zoo
Times of India
Also, the zoo is keen on getting a puma-the big cat found in North America- as it is the only one missing from its collection of big cats. "There are six big cats in the world of which Nehru Zoo Park has five. We had a puma till about three decades ago ...

UK SIGHTINGS: Leicestershire

Big cat spotted roaming on road between Melton and Scalford
This is Leicestershire
It is the latest in a series of big cat sightings in the county. Steve Wainwright, one of the passengers in the car, said they saw a large, black, cat-like animal appear in the headlights as they approached the outskirts of the village. He said: "It ...

SIGHTINGS USA: Mohave valley

Wildlife officials looking for big cat - Mohave Valley Daily News
Wildlife officials looking for big cat ... A wildlife manager, he said, saw a lot of dog and cat tracks, but did not definitively find any lion tracks. Although neighbors ...

SIGHTINGS USA: Bobcats in Oklahoma

Bobcat sightings up in OKC | KFOR.com – Oklahoma City News ...
By Courtney Francisco
Reports of the big cats have been traced to apartment complexes on Memorial Rd. ... Bobcats are usually twice the size of a large house cat but Holmes said they don't pose a danger and usually avoid people and their pets. From the zoo to ...

NEWSLINK: Cat polydactyly

Why some cats have extra toes
Inside NoVA
Polydactyl cats are known by many names, from “Hemingway cat” and “mitten cat” to “big-foot cat” and “six-toed cat” — or even “cats with thumbs.” Interesting Facts. The first scientific record of polydactyls is in 1868. They were mostly found in the ...

NEWSLINK: Australian cheetah has multiple birth

Cheetah has rare multiple birth in Australia
abc7news.com
The cheetah quintuplets come as the number of speedy cats in Africa has plunged from about 24,000 to 12,000 over the past 35 years. "They are Africa's most endangered big cat. There's really not too many left to be honest with you, so any birth is ...

NEWSLINK: Leopards killed in India

Four leopards killed every week between 2001-10: Study
Times of India
The study, 'Illuminating the Blind Spot: A Study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India', used state forest department and newspaper records of seizures of illegally traded leopard parts to assess that the big cat was facing a battle of attrition ...