Britain may host black leopards, says researcher after sightings and DNA results.
They publishedCURIOUS CAT: ‘They’ve found sheep up in trees’ — inside Britain’s ‘black leopard’ mystery
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Who
What
- Kent farmers report sheep with kill marks and tree sightings discussed by a local resident.
- British big-cat researcher Rick Minter asserts large cats may be naturalising in Britain.
- Minter cites about 1,500 claimed encounters and 6 publicly known positive DNA results.
- Forensic tooth-pit analysis and AI are being used to identify predator signatures.
- Sighting footage and animal behavior described, but no conclusive native population proven.
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topics: Environment, Health, Politics · language: eng
topics: Environment, Health, Politics · language: eng
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