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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
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
NEWSLINK: Leopard cub dies at Van Vihar
One year old leopard cub that was brought to Van Vihar National Park after being rescued from Balaghat, died on Monday due to prolonged illness. Autopsy suggested that cub died of infection in lungs. The female cub was abandoned by mother and was brought to Van Vihar on March 13. The cub was under treatment of veterinary doctors from December 12. After a few days, the cub started taking food and showed improvement in health conditions. Ashok Jain, Deputy Director of Van Vihar, said, “the cub was under treatment and she was showing improvement for a few days.
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VIDEO: Tigress charges at tourist vehicle at Ranthambore Park in Rajasthan
A dramatic video has emerged from the Ranthambore National Park where a tigress could be seen chasing a tourist vehicle. The tigress has been identified as Sultana, by the code T-107.
However, animal lovers say that the big cat was just trying to play and not chase the vehicle.
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However, animal lovers say that the big cat was just trying to play and not chase the vehicle.
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Tuesday, 10 December 2019
NEWSLINK: Leopard mauls shepherd to death in Kunigal, search on
Forest personnel have spread out across 15 villages in Kunigal taluk of the district to capture a leopard which has created a panic among villagers after it killed two people in the last one month.
The search to trace the elusive leopard did not yield any result on Saturday. While the search was on, the big cat killed a sheep about a kilometre from where it had mauled to death Ananthaiah of Doddamalawadi village on Friday.
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The search to trace the elusive leopard did not yield any result on Saturday. While the search was on, the big cat killed a sheep about a kilometre from where it had mauled to death Ananthaiah of Doddamalawadi village on Friday.
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NEWSLINK: Tiger Returns : Spotted near Infosys in Mihan
Even as the talks over the presence of full grown tiger in Mihan campus were yet to die down, the news got another spark with yet another sighting of wild cat in the premises. The tiger which has been eluding the foresters who were tracking his activities resurfaced in camera again. He was spotted moving through the bushes on Friday morning in the dense area near a canal in an abandoned Infosys premises.
The big cat appeared after a gap of 8 days when it was thought the animal would have strayed out of the area.
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The big cat appeared after a gap of 8 days when it was thought the animal would have strayed out of the area.
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NEWSLINK: Noida residents on edge after guards spot ‘leopard’
Residents of a housing society remained on tenterhooks on Saturday as forest department officials and wildlife experts from Meerut launched a combing operation to locate a leopard allegedly sighted in the area.
The big cat sighting at JKG Palm Court in Noida Extension was reported to the police and forest officials around 8am on Saturday by the building’s security guards. They said that the leopard jumped into the society premises before moving to the basement around 1.40am. While officials have not confirmed that it was a leopard, pugmarks bearing resemblance to a leopard or a jungle cat were found.
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The big cat sighting at JKG Palm Court in Noida Extension was reported to the police and forest officials around 8am on Saturday by the building’s security guards. They said that the leopard jumped into the society premises before moving to the basement around 1.40am. While officials have not confirmed that it was a leopard, pugmarks bearing resemblance to a leopard or a jungle cat were found.
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NEWSLINK: 'Roar' makes UP villages open defecation free
What the officials of two Uttar Pradesh districts in the arid Bundelkhand region of the state could not do despite trying their best was achieved by a 'roar'.
A tiger, which has strayed into Hamirpur and Mahoba districts in UP, about 250 kilometres from here, has ''ensured'' that more than half a dozen ''errant'' villages in the two districts become 'open defecation free' (ODF).
According to the officials, the tiger, which might have strayed from the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, was seen prowling in Kunehti and Gyoda villages in the districts. Mahoba shared borders with MP.
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A tiger, which has strayed into Hamirpur and Mahoba districts in UP, about 250 kilometres from here, has ''ensured'' that more than half a dozen ''errant'' villages in the two districts become 'open defecation free' (ODF).
According to the officials, the tiger, which might have strayed from the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, was seen prowling in Kunehti and Gyoda villages in the districts. Mahoba shared borders with MP.
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Tuesday, 3 December 2019
NEWSLINK: Mystery cat spreads panic in Greater Noida West, hunt on for the feline
Panic gripped Greater Noida west over the spotting of a fishing cat even as the forest officials are still frantically searching for the wild cat.
The cat was said to have been sighted near JKG palm court in sector 16 C on Saturday morning. Ever since the residents of the society are living in fear. While many of them claimed that the cat’s movement was caught on a CCTV camera, footage of the same is yet to be found.
According to the residents, the wild animal had entered society at around 6 am. It was also said to have been seen by a few labourers near a location adjacent to Shani Mandir on late Friday night.
While sleuths from Bisrakh Police Station and forest officials have reached the spot in the hunt for the medium-sized cat, the residents are avoiding any movement in the society.
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The cat was said to have been sighted near JKG palm court in sector 16 C on Saturday morning. Ever since the residents of the society are living in fear. While many of them claimed that the cat’s movement was caught on a CCTV camera, footage of the same is yet to be found.
According to the residents, the wild animal had entered society at around 6 am. It was also said to have been seen by a few labourers near a location adjacent to Shani Mandir on late Friday night.
While sleuths from Bisrakh Police Station and forest officials have reached the spot in the hunt for the medium-sized cat, the residents are avoiding any movement in the society.
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