Quote Originally Posted by JazMerkin View Post
I've heard this, I actually read a book about it a few years ago. That argued that there was some kind of new breed of big cat in Britain, although I don't buy that, it is possible that there is a small number of them that came from those released into the wild when it became illegal to keep them. It's not beyond possibility that they could be a small number of them living in the wild. Assuming they were leopard-sized, it's unlikely they'd face any real competition for prey where they were, so they wouldn't really have the need to leave their habitat (I was a real nerd about big cats growing up, not that you can tell ).
Man, I'm really in to it actually. Your right on the release of animals when the act changed. It was 1976 I think. Became Illegal withouta license, and an expensive one at that. I know there is a chap who used to live in the same borough as me who was a Lion tamer back in the 70's, he admitted to releasing to big cats into the moors near my house on the Snake Pass between Glossop and Sheffield. One was a Bobcat and the other I can't quite remember. I used to be in to this subject years ago too when younger, my friend used to read Fortean Times. Bizarre I know, just started getting back into researching about things again. Interesting you replied anyways...