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Big Cat Conversations

155 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

The People's Podcast on Big Cat encounters in Britain. In each episode Rick Minter discusses big cat sightings with different witnesses, finding out what they saw or sensed, how they felt, and how these cases fit a bigger picture.

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BCC EP:108 Dusk in the park – meeting the curious panther

March 26, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Eliza and two of her Cubs group friends came close to a black panther “with ears like a teddy bear” in their local Country Park in Spring 2023.  The location is a big greenspace, busy in the daytime with families and visitors on the edge of town, adding to the shock and surprise felt by Eliza and friends.   Eliza and her mum Sarah join us to discuss the difficulties of young people being believed when they report a big cat. Sarah and Rick consider the challenge of awareness raising on big c...

BCC EP:107 Fishing fright – the lakeside leopard warning

March 05, 2024 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Wayne is an angler in Essex. He describes 3 close encounters with big cats at fishing lakes. On one occasion he met with a leopard warning him off just meters away on a lakeside path. The nearby muntjac deer might owe its life to Wayne’s presence, as he stumbled upon the scene between the cat and the deer. He got close enough to see the big cat’s markings…  Words of the week:   leopard popcorn smell    5 March 2024

BCC EP:106 Forest echoes – Argyll’s big cat calls

February 09, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

Janet is based in a remote corner of Argyll. She was unaware of the area’s long history of big cat reports until events kicked off close to her house in 2023. She explains the warning calls and the sightings she experienced locally and coincidentally when visiting Aberdeenshire.  Janet is a professional photographer and explains how she is adapting her range of camera kit in preparation for big cats, especially in darkness and low light.    Word of the week:   guttural  9 February 2024

BCC EP:106 Forest vibes – Argyll’s big cat calls

February 09, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

Janet is based in a remote corner of Argyll. She was unaware of the area’s long history of big cat reports until events kicked off close to her house in 2023. She explains the warning calls and the sightings she experienced locally and coincidentally when visiting Aberdeenshire.  Janet is a professional photographer and explains how she is adapting her range of camera kit in preparation for big cats, especially in darkness and low light.    Word of the week:   guttural  9 February 2024

BCC EP:105 Top corner cats – tracking the Caithness leopards

January 17, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

We hear from Paul, an investigator near John O’Groats in north-east Scotland.  He re-tells several big cat sighting reports from recent years, and he explains his use of trail cams, night vision cameras, and lures.     Last summer he followed up a local black leopard report, then found himself in a dense woodland with a growling cat just a few feet away. The scary incident took a twist later that night…  Words of the week:   nape bite 17 January 2024

BCC EP:104 Sherwood & Shropshire – glimpses in the Greenwood

December 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

Adam’s Grandfather’s once had a big cat sighting in Sherwood Forest and now, decades later, Adam has just experienced a large black cat in the same area - we hear the details in this episode. Adam also discusses several big cat encounters he’s heard of from friends and contacts in Nottinghamshire and Shropshire, as well as some perfect footage of a puma he was shown. As an ecologist he meets people in remote parts of the English midlands who are in prime positions to witness wildlife. He al...

BCC EP:103 The spectre at the stables – big cats bothering horses

December 10, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

We hear Sue’s experience after 10 years’ worth of big cat sightings and incidents around her stables in Essex. Her daughter and sons have had close sightings, and in one of Sue’s encounters she was next to a black panther in the stable yard at dusk. Sue describes some severe impacts on two of the horses after close confrontations with a big cat, and she explains the ongoing extra costs she is faced with in feed and vets’ bills, managing the stables alongside the varying visits of big cats....

BCC EP:102 Fight or flight? Cumbria’s cornered cat

November 19, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Charles reflects on his two encounters with a black panther or leopard, 21 years apart, both while caravanning and trekking in Cumbria.  For the first incident Charles was in touching distance of the big cat as he entered his caravan awning and discovered it there – Charles recounts the moments he found himself closed in with a panther beside him…   Word of the week:   catstycam  19 November 2022

BCC EP:101 Lake District leopards

September 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

We catch up with Cumbrian investigator Sharon Larkin at the end of the Westmorland Show where Rick and Sharon were meeting witnesses and visitors to the big cat stand. Sharon explains how she follows up reports on her Facebook page, Big Cats in Cumbria. She describes several of her own encounters with large black cats and she justifies why she believes these are leopards, including the one she photographed near Gretna in 2014 as it spooked cows and consumed a rabbit.   South West investiga...

BCC EP:100 Where the wild things are

August 19, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

For our centenary show we met with 25 contacts in a Herefordshire pub, to talk big cats, sample the local cider, and eat celebration panther cakes.  We heard sighting reports from Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Dorset – two of which were genuinely ‘close’ encounters.  David, one of the witnesses, also described the perfect footage he’d been shown of a black leopard in Herefordshire. Mark Graves led a discussion on tracking and ‘where next?’ for investigating big cats, and we heard diffe...

BCC EP:99 The dumping grounds – exploring the rogue wildlife

July 29, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Phebe has been following-up big cat reports in different places for 30 years.  She’s been trusted with local information on big cat incidents, and has witnessed a lynx in Hertfordshire and two black leopards together in SW Wales. We hear of her own cat encounters and some memorable information she’s received from friends and contacts experiencing big cats. We also discuss whether the reported cats may be staying close to the sources of their first releases, or if other suitable areas are be...

BCC EP:98 Derbyshire dales – hidden homes of the big cats

July 07, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

Gareth is a reporter for local papers in Derbyshire and joins us as another journalist guest on the podcast, following Tristan in episode 94.  Gareth has had a long-term interest in big cat encounters and has glimpsed one himself. He explains how big cat stories get high hit rates in the media, so local newspapers welcome news of people’s sightings.   Gareth describes some key big cat events in Derbyshire, including the release of lynx at the former Riber Castle zoo, the long-running Carsi...

BCC EP:97 Crossing paths with a Glastonbury panther

June 17, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

In the first half we hear from Jayne – she caught sight of a black panther with several of her jogging friends one morning this year in Somerset. Other friends had previously told her of their alleged reports at the Glastonbury festival area.  In the second half, Mark Graves returns after episode 95. He reflects on a recent day spent with big cat investigators in Gloucestershire, and he explains how he survived a crocodile attack during his time in South Africa.       Words of the week:   ...

BCC EP:96 Gamekeeper big cat diaries

May 26, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

George is a retired gamekeeper in Herefordshire. He recounts his sighting of a local black panther, and many years before, a puma in a forest near Bodmin in Cornwall.  George also discusses his regrets at shooting an adult black panther as well as what appeared to be a young one, in recent years in Herefordshire – local farmers were experiencing sheep kills at the time. George explains why both the shot cats matched the description of a leopard. George considers that from his experience, f...

BCC EP:95 Living with leopards - Africa & Britain compared

May 04, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

Former South African farmer & wilderness guide Mark Graves briefs us on living with leopards in South Africa, where he has guided Kruger National Park visitors and trained trackers on leopards and the Big 5.  Mark takes us through some of his close observations of leopards and he explains the moments when he once had to face and retreat from an advancing lioness. Now based in Britain, Mark discusses the large cats reportedly living here, and considers how we can live alongside them.   Word...

BCC EP:94 West Country big cats – behind the headlines

April 13, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Tristan is senior reporter at the Bristol Post newspaper where big cat stories are rare. In contrast, he routinely heard of people’s big cat incidents in his former role with the Western Daily Press.   We hear highlights of the big cat accounts he reported on, and learn how he realised big cat sightings were a genuine  part of the rural scene. Then one day, a large stealthy black animal arrived in his own local fields…     Word of the week:   clickbait 14 April 2023

BCC EP:93 From Oxford to Exmoor - panthers in the pastures

March 25, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB

Steve our guest has spent half a lifetime investigating big cat reports in southern England – he takes us through key events in Oxfordshire in recent years, including the search for a puma body, the secrets of the Charlbury panther, and a big cat caught in a cage trap which then went missing.  We learn about his time volunteering at a big cat sanctuary in Colorado, and hear how he links with his local police contacts. His own sightings include watching a black panther emerge with a friend, ...

BCC EP:92 The Outcasts - Beauty in the hidden beasts

March 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Alex our guest has had several big cat encounters in South West England, one of which involved a black panther creeping up behind him. He reflects on these experiences in this episode. Rick and Alex also discuss the challenge of raising awareness of large predators while minimising the fear factor.   We also hear about Alex’s most recent sightings in south Devon, and discuss the interesting results on his trail cameras.  Word of the week:   cryptic 6 March 2023

BCC EP:91 Scotland’s big cats – from theory to reality

February 12, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

A panther and cubs next to a fishing tent, gamekeepers’ attitudes to big cats, a large cat carcass by the A9, admissions of lynx releases, and recent dashcam footage from West Highlands – we hear of these and other snippets as Paul MacDonald updates us on recent big cat highlights from Scotland.    We also hear some modern folklore, as The Black Beast of Bin, a poem from 1994, written following big cat sightings in the Huntly area of Aberdeenshire at the time, is sung specially for the podc...

BCC EP:90 Tails from the Stroud valleys

January 24, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

Andy and Claire explain why they are committed to tracking and learning about big cats in the Stroud area of Gloucestershire – we hear about their findings so far, from tree scratches, potential big cat calls, scat, carcasses of potential prey, and tantalising trail camera shots.  Words of the week:   AI poetry     24 January 2023

BCC EP:89 The predator’s stare - when time stood still

January 08, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

Louise describes three different large cat encounters in Scotland, including meeting a lynx in her local woodland in Angus. As it noticed her, she felt vulnerable and time became fixed at that heart-stopping moment. 11 years later a friend and neighbour of Louise had an encounter near the same location, on the edge of town – showing that such predators can be closer than we think…  Words of the week:   A clowder of cats  8 January 2023

BCC EP:88 Awakening the Snow Panther

December 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Lewis describes being confronted by a black panther in the Chilterns area back in 2006, on the edge of the Prime Minister’s Chequers estate. Lewis was with three friends messing about in the snow by moonlight, when the panther emerged. Lewis describes events as they fled from the hill.   Our second guest is the experienced investigator Paulo, who runs the Big Cats of the Chilterns FB page. He updates us on recent trends of sightings across the Chilterns area, and we finish with details of a...

BCC EP:87 Ireland’s shocked stalker

December 06, 2022 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB

We hear from Bernard, an experienced stalker in the south of Ireland. He watched two adult black panthers resting in a field one evening in October 2022, as he walked his dog. There seemed to be a  third smaller cat with them.  Bernard takes us through the incident and tries to make sense of the remarkable scene.     We finish with news of the big cats poem & limerick competition. Words of the week:   a destruction of cats 6 December 2022

BCC EP:86 Cougar close encounters – from Canada to Devon

November 22, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Rob explains his boyhood interest in the Exmoor Beast and roaming local woods for signs of big cats. Now living in British Canada, Rob encounters different wild animals on his regular mountain hikes. He describes his recent close observation of a dark coloured Canadian lynx, and his family’s confrontation with a growling stalking cougar.  Rob explains why he carries protective bear spray and knives in his rucksack after seeing black bears close to his hiking trails, and he discusses how loc...

BCC EP:85 The policemen, the dog & the panthers - Warwickshire big cats recalled

November 03, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Bob received big cat reports in the 1990s during his career with Warwickshire police – it became more real on duty one night when he saw a black panther himself.  John our second guest also served with Warwickshire police - he investigated a crashed car incident one night in 2003 when his police dog Russ let him know there was something about, as a panther emerged on the scene… John discusses his experience working with dogs in the police and currently with Cornwall Search Dogs, and he and...

BCC EP:84 The wall-walker – filming a foraging panther

October 13, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

Don saw a black panther or leopard in Derbyshire in 1989 at a time when local farmers and police were reporting sightings of a big black cat in the Derbyshire press.   Don retained his interest in the topic and brought a thermal camera in 2022 to film local wildlife and hopefully a big cat. Within a few weeks he noticed one of the blobs on his thermal footage was cat shaped, and larger than any foxes and badgers he had filmed. Seeing the shape again Don concluded he was indeed filming a lar...

BCC EP:83 Big cat nature ramble – Cotswold hide outs

September 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

We join investigator Paul Ramsden for a visit to two big cat sighting spots in Gloucestershire. We look out along the edge of the Cotswold hills and then go deep into a hidden valley woodland.  Paul explains how mammals including big cats would use the woodland and he considers prime places for trail cameras for filming any large cats. Rick describes past panther, puma and lynx reports in the area and Paul recounts his own past big cat sighting that happened in Dorset. Words of the week:  ...

BCC EP:82 A face-off at dusk – confronting a west country leopard

September 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Clare met a black leopard watching her from a ditch in a Somerset lane back in 1993. Her family’s dogs and horses had been spooked at the time, sensing a possible predator nearby. In a wide-ranging discussion including the wonders of the Zanzibar leopard and the search for the supposedly lost Thylacine, Clare discusses her experience working with leopards, puma and lynx at a zoo, and lessons she learnt about the traits of these cats for their behaviour in the wild in Britain.  Words of the...

BCC EP:82 A face-off at dusk – confronting a west country leopard

September 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Clare met a black leopard watching her from a ditch in a Somerset lane back in 1993. Her family’s dogs and horses had been spooked at the time, sensing a possible predator nearby. In a wide-ranging discussion including the wonders of the Zanzibar leopard and the search for the supposedly lost Thylacine, Clare discusses her experience working with leopards, puma and lynx at a zoo, and lessons she learnt about the traits of these cats for their behaviour in the wild in Britain.  Words of the...

BCC EP:81 Welsh big cat tour – north to south

August 28, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Darren Millar the Welsh Parliament Member for Clwyd West believes the Welsh Government should be researching big cats – we hear from Darren at the Denbigh and Flint Show in August 2022. We then hear from Carla who witnessed a black cat as big as her labrador dog in mid Wales in early August – when she returned to the spot the next day she was hissed at and fled the scene.  Finally we hear from Michelle – she drove past a big cat’s body over 20 years ago and had a black panther sighting near...

BCC EP:81 Welsh big cat tour – north to south

August 28, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Darren Millar the Welsh Parliament Member for Clwyd West believes the Welsh Government should be researching big cats – we hear from Darren at the Denbigh and Flint Show in August 2022. We then hear from Carla who witnessed a black cat as big as her labrador dog in mid Wales in early August – when she returned to the spot the next day she was hissed at and fled the scene.  Finally we hear from Michelle – she drove past a big cat’s body over 20 years ago and had a black panther sighting near...

BCC EP:80 Kent’s large carnivores – a sleepy village life

August 08, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Charlie watched a lynx sunning itself at the edge of his village in Kent, then two years later he had a close encounter with a puma on the other side of the village.  Charlie compares the wild Kent puma with one he witnessed in Alberta, Canada, and one he studied at a big cat sanctuary.  Charlie also discusses how he is naturally fearful of panthers due to the black colour, but he explains why the most dangerous local animal he’s encountered is a deer.     Word of the week:   Klandagi    ...

BCC EP:79 Secret South Wales panthers

July 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Kayleigh our first guest was driving when she and her dog both reacted to a large black panther in front of the car near forestry land in south west Wales in March 2022. Kayleigh feels that large black cats are now quietly accepted as part of the South Wales environment in some remote areas.   Our second guest Adam was walking in the Rhonda area in south Wales with a friend in winter 2022 – they noticed a large black panther run down a track and make two attempts at sheep as it got disturbe...

BCC EP:79 Secret South Wales panthers

July 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Kayleigh our first guest was driving when she and her dog both reacted to a large black panther in front of the car near forestry land in south west Wales in March 2022. Kayleigh feels that large black cats are now quietly accepted as part of the South Wales environment in some remote areas.   Our second guest Adam was walking in the Rhonda area in south Wales with a friend in winter 2022 – they noticed a large black panther run down a track and make two attempts at sheep as it got disturbe...

BCC EP:78 Big cats amongst the treasure

July 04, 2022 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB

Chris is a metal detectorist in North Wiltshire – he has had 3 big cat encounters including a puma descending a tree and warning him. We hear from an experienced detectorists as he explains highlights of his recent finds, including close views of three different big cats, and deer carcasses which have been examined for tooth pits… Word of the week:    Cat-tecting 4 July 2022

BCC EP:78 Big cats amongst the treasure

July 04, 2022 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB

Chris is a metal detectorist in North Wiltshire – he has had 3 big cat encounters including a puma descending a tree and warning him. We hear from an experienced detectorists as he explains highlights of his recent finds, including close views of three different big cats, and deer carcasses which have been examined for tooth pits… Word of the week:    Cat-tecting 4 July 2022

BCC EP:77 Too close for comfort?

June 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

Our first guest Martin describes seeing a black panther move towards his son who was cycling in front of him and unaware of the animal. In terms of public awareness, Martin is concerned at the fear that any big cat information signs could create. Our second guest John had a lynx come close to him in a Surrey woodland – he explains how he remained calm and avoided a possible confrontation. Earlier this year, close to the first sighting location, he saw a smaller lynx which bounded off, keepi...

BCC EP:77 Too close for comfort?

June 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

Our first guest Martin describes seeing a black panther move towards his son who was cycling in front of him and unaware of the animal. In terms of public awareness, Martin is concerned at the fear that any big cat information signs could create. Our second guest John had a lynx come close to him in a Surrey woodland – he explains how he remained calm and avoided a possible confrontation. Earlier this year, close to the first sighting location, he saw a smaller lynx which bounded off, keepi...

BCC EP:76 Panthera Celtica, Cougar Caledonia

June 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

Carole from Aberdeenshire was feeding farm feral cats in the 1990s when a sleek black panther turned up. In the following weeks she had four sightings of two different large black cats in the area, and took a photo which resulted in a distant blob. She has received many reports of similar cats in the region and has investigated carcasses of their suspected prey. She has also seen “Kellas cats” and thinks these could represent a mutant felis cat which roams parts of Britain.      Word of the...

BCC EP:76 Panthera Celtica, Cougar Caledonia

June 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

Carole from Aberdeenshire was feeding farm feral cats in the 1990s when a sleek black panther turned up. In the following weeks she had four sightings of two different large black cats in the area, and took a photo which resulted in a distant blob. She has received many reports of similar cats in the region and has investigated carcasses of their suspected prey. She has also seen “Kellas cats” and thinks these could represent a mutant felis cat which roams parts of Britain.      Word of the...

BCC EP:75 View from the train – the peripheral panther

May 22, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Mark our first guest watched a large black cat on his train journey in Cheshire, while Billy, our second guest, got a good view of a black panther from the front of his freight train in Yorkshire – he found other drivers had also seen such animals. Our guests describe both the close-up and the changing views they got from a moving train.   By coincidence, both guests are interested in the topic of sasquatch, so compare their experiences with the study of North America’s great mystery creatu...

BCC EP:75 View from the train – the peripheral panther

May 22, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Mark our first guest watched a large black cat on his train journey in Cheshire, while Billy, our second guest, got a good view of a black panther from the front of his freight train in Yorkshire – he found other drivers had also seen such animals. Our guests describe both the close-up and the changing views they got from a moving train.   By coincidence, both guests are interested in the topic of sasquatch, so compare their experiences with the study of North America’s great mystery creatu...

BCC EP:74 Wild Sussex – panthers, pumas and mutant cats?

May 01, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Charlie Bones is a long-term investigator covering East and West Sussex – he guides us through big cat reports from this area of South East England, starting with his own encounter in 2000.  Charlie explains how he thinks the cats use the Sussex landscape through the seasons, based on the trend of reports he receives and his knowledge of the area’s terrain. He also discusses the quirks of the large black cats reported, suggesting there is more than one type of extra-large black feline …  W...

BCC EP:73 Dark secrets of the nature reserve

April 17, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

Jonathan is ex-special forces, retired from the police, and an expedition leader who has encountered large predators across different continents. In the first half of the episode he describes his experiences overseas in the wild and explains how to stay confident amongst large carnivores.   In the second half he re-lives his confrontation with a black panther outside his house in south Derbyshire in 2013 – a big cat could have explained the strange behaviour of local wildlife and pets at th...

BCC EP:72 Exmoor Beast – the untold stories

April 03, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Craig encountered a black panther on Exmoor just before the main 1980s reports had begun in the area. He saw it when lamping foxes and later disturbed it in a sheep field eating a predated ewe. 15 years later he and his wife saw a similar big cat in the same area.   Craig briefs us on farmers’ reactions to a big cat on Exmoor in the 1980s, and he reflects on the current big cat situation, from what he’s seen and heard about from his Herefordshire base today.  Word of the week:   Shippon  ...

BCC EP:71 Nature’s deer cull

March 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

Amanda watched a black panther rush into position, then pursue a deer in Somerset in December 2021. She describes filming the final moments of the chase, and explains how she and her partner checked for large cat tooth pits on the eaten-out deer carcass found a few days later.   We also speak to Will who watched a big cat close up, stalking deer in Gloucestershire in 2002 – Rick describes other reports in the same location that Will was unaware of.    Words of the week:   landscape of fear...

BCC EP:70 Leopard rosettes & human goosebumps

March 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Leopard specialist Sanjay Gubbi describes his work tracking, monitoring and camera-trapping leopards in India, and helping people live alongside these stealthy predators.  Sanjay gives us highlights from his new book, Leopard Diaries and re-lives the moment he was attacked by a fleeing leopard which got trapped at school buildings.   Word of the week:   dvipin 7 March 2022

BCC EP:70 Leopard rosettes & human goosebumps

March 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Leopard specialist Sanjay Gubbi describes his work tracking, monitoring and camera-trapping leopards in India, and helping people live alongside these stealthy predators.  Sanjay gives us highlights from his new book, Leopard Diaries and re-lives the moment he was attacked by a fleeing leopard which got trapped at school buildings.   Word of the week:   dvipin 7 March 2022

BCC EP:69 Dartmoor military big cat watch, & France panthers

February 18, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Our first guest Rich explains his thermal camera view of a big cat during his military training on Dartmoor. Our second guests Gareth and Ray discuss a black panther sighting during their family break in France. Ray has unrivalled experience of French and British big cats – he also describes his view of a black panther from his motorhome in County Durham.     Word of the week:   Fusca 18 February 2022

BCC EP:69 Dartmoor military big cat watch, & France panthers

February 18, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Our first guest Rich explains his thermal camera view of a big cat during his military training on Dartmoor. Our second guests Gareth and Ray discuss a black panther sighting during their family break in France. Ray has unrivalled experience of French and British big cats – he also describes his view of a black panther from his motorhome in County Durham.     Word of the week:   Fusca 18 February 2022

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