NEWSLINK: Debate over wild cat's captivity

Debate over wild cat's captivity
Times of India
Local people launched a day-long signature campaign in 10 nearby villages on Wednesday to retain the big cat in the zoo. "Though the animal did not harm anybody, its pug mark created panic in the locality. Moreover, the feline must have felt some ...
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SIGHTINGS USA: No Tiger On The Loose, Say Police

No Tiger On The Loose, Say Police
Bahamas Tribune
REPORTS of a Siberian tiger “running wild” around Long Island have been dismissed by local police, with authorities confirming they are only investigating the sighting of a large animal they expect could either be a “huge cat” or “domestic dog.” 

NEWSLINK: Odisha activist seeks release of confined wild tiger

Odisha activist seeks release of confined wild tiger
Business Standard
He apprehends that the zoo, which gained notoriety in 2000 for tiger deaths, wants to keep the big cat for breeding purposes. "How can the state forest department allow this cruelty? We have written a letter of protest to the National Tiger ...
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NEWSLINK: Leopard rescued from tea garden in Dibrugarh

Leopard rescued from tea garden in Dibrugarh
Times of India
With fast shrinking of forest cover, the big cats stray into human settlements in search of food and the sprawling tea gardens situated near the forest areas act as a suitable habitat for the animal. Leopards are protected under Schedule 1 of the ...

NEWSLINK: After Mhadei find, tiger expert on big cat trail in Cotigao

After Mhadei find, tiger expert on big cat trail in Cotigao
Times of India
The extensive study, which will extend for four years till 2017, will rely on refined protocols such as camera trap findings to assess the presence of the big cat and the prey base in Goa's forests. "He (Karanth) has given a list of 45 spots in ...
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NEWSLINK: Big cat's missing paws found

Big cat's missing paws found
Times of India
The DCF said that they are yet to receive a report from the Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biological to ascertain the cause of death. The two-year-old big cat was found dead at Puttamma's land near Pakshirajapura in Hunsur forest range on ...
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NEWSLINK: Big cats seized from Kansas property

Big cats seized from Kansas property OregonLive.com ... Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas; the two cougars to In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center in Wylie, Texas; the bobcats, lynx and serval to Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Fla.; and the skunks to Operation Wildlife in Linwood, Kan. Tiger, mountain lions seized from Kansas property - Huffington Post Huffington Post KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in inadequate chain-link enclosures and weren't properly fed or watered, authorities said ...Exotic animals rescued from Kan. property fox4kc.com The Humane Society of the United States, Big Cat Rescue, In-Sync Exotics, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association and the Kansas City Zoo removed the animals from the property and transported them to sanctuaries around the country. The animals ... Tiger among exotic animals seized from Atchison County resident Lawrence Journal World But the law allows people who have a U.S. Department of Agriculture license to maintain an inventory of such animals, including big cats. Baker's license had lapsed about two years ago, Laurie said. Baker was arrested at the property for becoming ... See all stories on this topic » Abandoned animals find new home at Tampa's Big Cat Rescue ... The cats used to live in Atchison, Kan. along with a tiger, two cougars and two skunks at a property. Their owner abandoned them in their enclosures when state ... www.wfla.com/story/.../new-residents-in-tampas-big-cat-rescu...