The topic of Big Cats roaming the UK countryside is the subject of much conspiracy and debate. Every year multiple stories and reports of Big Cat sightings send a portion of the UK public into a frenzy, In this short article we will be looking into the history of big cats in the UK, reported sightings and more to come to our own conclusion on the matter.
How did they get here
Most experts believe that any big cats in the UK would be either escaped zoo animals or exotic pets released into the wild by their owners upon the introduction of stricter animal welfare legislations and the requirement of a license to own dangerous wild animals.
Evidence
For every credible sighting or report about Big Cats in the uk there is a fake and this is just one of many challenges that wildlife experts, scientists and rangers face when trying to prove or disprove the presence of Big Cats in our countryside. Despite this we recently got some of the most compelling evidence yet when a woman found a dead sheep carcass and saw “a black Cat the size of a German Shepherd” run off behind the rocks, Scientists were informed and a swab was taken and the DNA was confirmed to belong to a Big Cat and most likely a leopard. This is a huge breakthrough as despite hundreds of reported sightings of big cats in our countryside every year this is the first time we have had a DNA match.
Conclusion
As i’m sure you can tell I would personally love to have big cats in our countryside, wether its a black leopard, a cougar or even the once native lynx i believe that they would have a positive effect on their surrounding ecosystem by controlling the deer and rabbit numbers which at the moment a causing huge problems. Hopefully this recent DNA match will lead to further research and more confirmed sightings.
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