Thursday, 10 January 2013

NEWSLINK: Wineka column: Tiger beat — Big cats love the allure of discarded Christmas trees

Wineka column: Tiger beat — Big cats love the allure of discarded Christmas trees
Salisbury Post
Mohan, a 2-year-old white tiger, takes a break from playing with discarded Christmas tree in one of the tiger enclosures at Tiger World in Southeastern Rowan County. The trees are used to help stimulate activity in the animals. During the traditional ...

NEWSLINK: TiG Big Cat vote reveals thousands believe in monster felines

TiG Big Cat vote reveals thousands believe in monster felines
This is Gloucestershire
Big cat tracker Frank Tunbridge, who has trip cameras set up across the county in the hope of capturing the elusive animal on film, said he wasn't surprised by the results of our online poll. "People want to see proof," he said. "They want to see good ...

Sunday, 6 January 2013

NEWSLINK: Mission Possible: Living with the big cat

Mission Possible: Living with the big cat
The Hindu
If enhancing funds for tiger conservation is high on its agenda, the government is also facing the huge challenge of man-animal conflict. Reports of loss of life, livestock and crops in animal attacks are not uncommon. A drive down Bhopal's new ...

Saturday, 5 January 2013

NEWSLINK: Tigers Roar Back: Great News for Big Cats in Key Areas - Care2 ...

Tigers Roar Back: Great News for Big Cats in Key Areas - Care2 ...
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced significant progress for tigers in three key landscapes across the big cat's range due to better law ...
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FEATURELINK: Big cats from the past

Tales of big cats from the past
Greene County Daily World (blog)
There's always been tales of big cats in the area and yesterday Sabrina Westfall ran into an old column in a back issue dated Jan. 8, 1988. It was written by Mike Dickerson in his column called "Smoke Signals." Here's what it said, slightly edited ...

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

NEWSLINK: Drop in big cat reports to Devon and Cornwall Police

Drop in big cat reports to Devon and Cornwall Police
BBC News
The number of big cat sightings reported to Devon and Cornwall Police has dropped from 28 in 2000 to four in 2012, latest figures show. The figures, up until September, were revealed in a Freedom of Information request by BBC News. Experts said they ...
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Sunday, 30 December 2012

NEWSLINK: Big cat sightings expected to hit a high in January

Big cat sightings expected to hit a high in January
This is Gloucestershire
BIG cat sightings are expected to hit a high next month as prey becomes scarce when temperatures plummet. Gloucestershire big cat tracker Frank Tunbridge recorded 40 sightings in the county in 2012 – 14 of them in January. . on the run: A reader sent ...
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