The Westmoreland Gazette
ONE of television’s most respected wildlife experts has added weight to the theory that big cats may be roaming the South Lakeland countryside.
BBC Springwatch pres-enter Chris Packham said the fact that the vast majority of wild animals tried avoiding contact with humans – making them ‘almost impossible’ to find – was one of the reasons big cats could be at large.
It follows two sightings of a jet black cat the size of a labrador on Scout Scar in recent weeks and dozens of others across South Lake-land over the last decade.
Mr Packham said: “I have it on good authority that a lynx lived in woods in the outskirts of Southampton for several years.
“No one ever saw it – but I know from a trusted source that its footprints were regularly found.”
He added: “There is no doubt these creatures could survive in the UK. They have food, an ideal habitat and, surprisingly enough, even ample space.”
He was writing in a national newspaper using the recent sighting on Scout Scar by runners Angela Jones and Eve Grayson – as reported in The Westmorland Gazette – as the basis of his article.
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3:50pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News
By Steven Bell , Reporter
BBC Springwatch pres-enter Chris Packham said the fact that the vast majority of wild animals tried avoiding contact with humans – making them ‘almost impossible’ to find – was one of the reasons big cats could be at large.
It follows two sightings of a jet black cat the size of a labrador on Scout Scar in recent weeks and dozens of others across South Lake-land over the last decade.
Mr Packham said: “I have it on good authority that a lynx lived in woods in the outskirts of Southampton for several years.
“No one ever saw it – but I know from a trusted source that its footprints were regularly found.”
He added: “There is no doubt these creatures could survive in the UK. They have food, an ideal habitat and, surprisingly enough, even ample space.”
He was writing in a national newspaper using the recent sighting on Scout Scar by runners Angela Jones and Eve Grayson – as reported in The Westmorland Gazette – as the basis of his article.
If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsinbritain.org/localreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story.
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