Friday, February 17, 2012

BIG CAT SORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (with a smattering of small cat tales)

2012 Expose Safari focuses on big cats in Botswana and throughout Africa
Travel Daily News International
An annual event designed to explore and promote unique African eco-tourism destinations and features, this year's sold-out safari will focus on Big Cat Conservation. Inspired by the 2011 film release of “The Last Lions,” a documentary movie filmed ...

Big Cat Rescue: Caring for Jungle Pets
The Epoch Times
Phyllis is a retired teacher and dedicated volunteer at Tampa's Big Cat Rescue. She was just promoted to Senior Animal Caretaker at the center and proudly wears her new green sweatshirt. “Our volunteers wear red, yellow, green, and blue.

Indian Authorities Relocate Village to Protect Tigers
Voice of America (blog)
Authorities in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan have relocated a village in the heart of a tiger sanctuary to protect the habitat of the big cat. The move is aimed at reviving the tiger population in the Sariska reserve where conservationists, ...

Snow Leopard: Rare Big Cat Caught On Film In Bhutan (VIDEO)
Huffington Post UK
The elusive big cat is among the estimated 7000 left in the wild. Because they are so shy, it is difficult to know the exact populations of the animal. Snow leopards live in mountainous regions, camouflaging themselves in the cold rugged terrain. in 12 ...

Tiger breeding: Panna strikes global first, Sariska fails
Hindustan Times
A captive bred tigress in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, has become world's first big cat to deliver in wild but pregnancy of a relocated tigress in Sariska, Rajasthan, has failed for the second time, a setback to the breeding efforts. and Sariska are India's ...

Cats officially gone from San Nicolas Island
Ventura County Star
But what you won't see on San Nicolas Island is cats. This week, Navy officials, environmentalists and animal rights activists officially declared an end to the cat population that plagued the island for decades. "This is a big step toward bringing the ...

Tiger keeps out leaders, voters in Lucknow area
Deccan Chronicle
Rehmankhera in Malihabad, on Lucknow's outskirts, faces an acute tiger scare over the past one month when the big cat strolled into the area and has remained there ever since. The tiger was first sighted in the area on January 9; since then the big cat ...

The secret life of big cats Adelaide Now
THE phrase "endangered species" doesn't usually conjure images of predatory members of the animal kingdom.

big cat sighting « Connecticut Mountain Lion
big cat sighting. i was coming home from foxwoods. it was broad daylight and i was just passing mystic pizza II. i live in RI and take the back roads. there was a ...

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