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Big Cats Facing Britain's Wild Predators

Out of Print
By: Rick Minter
214 pages, colour photos
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  • Big Cats ISBN: 9781849950428 Paperback Dec 2011 Out of Print #191306
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Right across Britain, people are making remarkable claims--they are reporting large feral cats resembling panthers, pumas and lynx. Month after month the sightings continue with citizens from all walks of life having surprise encounters with big cats. They may be driving, walking their dog, or riding a horse, but most reports are consistent and many are emotionally charged--people have encountered a big predator, in safe, suburban Britain. Tell-tale signs of the cats include freshly-eaten deer, the odd hair sample and droppings which reveal their diet. As wildlife filmmakers testify, photographing these stealthy creatures is not easy, even in their official countries.

How have these cats established themselves? What are their territories, how are they breeding and are numbers viable? This gripping book reviews the evidence and considers the implications of Britain's large cats, for people and for wildlife. The book has many surprises--about the cats themselves and the human reactions. Most people tolerate the big cats they see, and many are wary yet excited. Men and women, young and old, urban and rural, the response is similar--people have experienced something truly wild and their senses have been awoken. They may be awkward to admit to, but these cats are part of our land--evolving in Britain, shaping the ecosystem as a new apex predator. Many people would rather keep it quiet. But it is time to tell the secret, in a measured way. This book explores the dilemmas we face as we come to terms with our emerging big cats.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Coming to Your Senses
2. The Lore of the Cats
3. Seeing and Sensing - the grey evidence
4. Cat People - the sleuths and trackers
5. Red in Tooth and Claw - signs of an apex predator
6. Every Possible Cat - classifying the misfits
7. How Many Cats and where do they go?
8. Hidden Wildlife - what counts in the ecosystem?
9. The Tooth and the Truth - who is in the know?
10. A Covenant with the Cats
11. A Calling from the Wildwood

Annex

Customer Reviews

Biography

Rick Minter is an environmental consultant specialising in people's attitudes to nature. He helps different groups and individuals explore ways of managing the environment together, and is hired by government bodies, councils, wildlife bodies and community groups. Separately to his day job he advises people on big cats. He runs talks and workshops to discuss big cats and the issues they present. He advises local and national media on the topic, and he networks with other researchers through the Big Cats in Britain group, which studies evidence and reports of the cats. He has chaired expert meetings on the subject, briefed scientific bodies, and pursued sightings with Britain's most experienced trackers. And crucially, he has seen and sensed some of these animals for himself.

Out of Print
By: Rick Minter
214 pages, colour photos
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