A wildcat expert and author who discovered a sub-species in the 1990s today waded into the mystery of Shropshire’s own big cat - claiming it could be one of two mystery species native to Britain.
Di Francis, who helped prove the existence of Scotland’s first black wildcat - The Kellas - said the carcass of a large feline found by a Shrewsbury paramedic could be a species referred to as the “rabbit head”.
But the author said that although the pictures showed similarities with the rabbit headed cat - the animal’s huge tail meant it could even be a juvenile big cat which some researchers believe could have been native to Britain for thousands of years.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/04/08/expert-adds-to-wildcat-find-debate/
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