Hi All!! XXX
I have been involed in big cat conservation and many controversial issues since a child!! Grew up with big cats as my gran kept 2 tigers gfrom cubs and currently I belong to the rare leopard conservation charity called The Cat Survival Trust based in Codicote Welwyn, Herts.
Big cats do exist living as wild in the UK and we had 2 a mother and daughter who lived as wild and were seen all round Beds mainly in the quarries.The daughter was born in the quarry and would be around 3 years now.
The cats were seen by many residents who live near the quarry and are very elusive.
There are also 2 panthers seen regularly near the Trusts site in Welwyn with evidence of scratching on the tree and visual evidence by many including our Director!
So!! in addition to the Beast of Bodmin...ther is a coupleof beasts of Bedfordshire and a couple in Hertfordshire as well!!!
I lovepanthers in particular and hope one day to have my own sanctuary and keep purely panthers.
If there is anyone by the way who wants to help out at The Cat Survival Trust please come along everyoneis a volunteer no paid staff at all so the more we have the merrier as we currently have a major building project going on and several new additions last year.The cats at the Trsut are several gorgeous snowleopards,Athena the Jagg also known as JAGGS,several Caracal including kittens,Bob cats,Lynx,and Scottish wildcats and a brother and sister puma called Kitcat and Crunchie.
No experience is necessary just alove for the outdoors some free hours a week or month and a willingness to muck in asit certanly isnt glamourous!!
The Trust website is
www.catsurvivaltrust.org
If you are interested in volunteering please speak directly to our Director Dr Terry Moore on 01438 716873 OR Email him on
cattrust@aol.com
It is a magnificent experience to be able to work alongside thse magnificent big cats and I am sure many of you will agree that the snowleopard is the most magnificent of all rare leopards seldom seen so it is a rare treat to be able to play with the cubs Sharma andChen!
All the best
LEOPARD SHAZ XXX