Big Cats In Britain


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Index	Try Something Different There has never been a television producer who has tried to tackle the problem of where these cats really come from, and what they actually are. Usually a brief mention of the 'worn out' 1976 Act theory is mentioned - it is a fact that only three people have actually admitted releasing the animals at this time, and those would be long dead by now. In this country we average three sightings a day. Could the 1976 population really be responsible for this? And why are the hundreds of pre 1970s reports ignored? There is no such thing as a black puma, they simply do not exist in their native USA. Black leopards in their country of origin are also rare, yet they make up the biggest percentage of reported sightings. No notice is given to the multitude of reports that come in monthly of cats that do not fit any known description. As one zoologist reported to us: "I did not know what I was looking at, and it worried me, because I should have done." We need some one with the guts to tackle the real questions.	Notes A specimen of a black puma has never been known to science - they simply do not exist. Even though the Wildlife Act never came into force until 1976, due to a loophole it was not illegal to release an exotic animal into the British countryside until 1981 The Wildlife Act never came into force in N Ireland until the 6th of December 2006 (90 day amnesty period after that date). There are no laws in the Irish Republic in regards to owning exotic animals. Although it is illegal to import them without a licence. Lynx have been caught, leopard cats and jungle cats shot and run over, even a puma has been caught in a trap. The black cats make up the biggest bulk of the reports but no body as has yet been found. The British climate holds no problems for big cats - they need food, water and a mate. The first two are here in abundance! Many big cats have been reported as being with cubs, if true then they must be breeding. Nobody has been killed by a big cat in the British Isles and reported injuries have been relatively minor. BCIB in Britain are the biggest, most experienced and most active group in the British Isles.	Contacts Mark Fraser: BCIB founder (all enquires UK wide) Scotland & Yorkshire - Contact Mark on Mob: 07766416211 email at bigcatsinbritain@btinternet.com Di Francis: Scotland - Contact Di on 01542 810760 Shaun Stevens: Scotland (Argyllshire) - Contact Shaun on 07778 511679 or via email at argyll.bigcats@tesco.net Alan White: England (south) - Contact Alan on 01803 882706 or via email at nivramh@yahoo.co.uk Chris Moiser: England (south) - Contact Chris on 07751 363198 or via email at Cmoiser@aol.com Terry Dye: England (Cambridgeshire - Norfolk general area) - Contact Terry on 07753558171 or via email at tigerfriday@yahoo.co.uk Chris Hall: England (Teesside and general area) - Contact Chris on 07824399043 Merrily Harpur: Eire - Contact Merrily on 00 353 71 963369 or via email at research@dorsetbigcats.org
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