BCC EP:96 Gamekeeper big cat diaries

Big Cat Conversations

English - May 26, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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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, farmers and keepers may tolerate big cats if they avoid sheep predation.

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26 May 2023