This is Gloucestershire
14th February 2012
RESEARCHERS at the University of Gloucestershire say they are determined to get to the bottom of big cat sightings in the county.
Rural research experts, the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), have launched an online survey to determine the beliefs of people in the local community and beyond with regard to creatures such as the Gloucestershire 'big cat'.
Senior Research Fellow at the CCRI, Dr Matt Reed, said: “As a team of researchers who work a lot in rural communities over the years we have heard lots of accounts of big beasts spotted in the countryside, carcasses of wild animals or sheep killed in unusual ways and sometimes strange animal calls. Now it seems that these accounts have become focused near our base and we have decided to take a closer look."
Rhiannon Fisher, a lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College and a part-time PhD student in the CCRI, added: “We are not saying that there is or is not a wild cat in the area, we are interested in people’s opinions about what might be out there, what sort of thing might count as proof, and what their thoughts are about it. We have prepared a simple, short questionnaire that people can complete on-line, and once we have the results we’ll publish them on the CCRI’s website."
The phenomenon of mystery creatures in nothing new and it even has a scientific name: Crypto-zoology. This refers to animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which may appear in myths, legends, or are seen outside their normal geographic ranges.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the Gloucestershire big cat debate, please complete the
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.
14th February 2012
RESEARCHERS at the University of Gloucestershire say they are determined to get to the bottom of big cat sightings in the county.
Rural research experts, the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), have launched an online survey to determine the beliefs of people in the local community and beyond with regard to creatures such as the Gloucestershire 'big cat'.
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Rhiannon Fisher, a lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College and a part-time PhD student in the CCRI, added: “We are not saying that there is or is not a wild cat in the area, we are interested in people’s opinions about what might be out there, what sort of thing might count as proof, and what their thoughts are about it. We have prepared a simple, short questionnaire that people can complete on-line, and once we have the results we’ll publish them on the CCRI’s website."
The phenomenon of mystery creatures in nothing new and it even has a scientific name: Crypto-zoology. This refers to animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which may appear in myths, legends, or are seen outside their normal geographic ranges.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the Gloucestershire big cat debate, please complete the
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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