BCC EP:120 British lynx & leopards – more police memoirs

Two retired police officers report their big cat encounters and
incidents, including black leopards & lynx. We conclude the
episode with comments on the January 2025 lynx release &
capture saga from Paul Macdonald of Scottish Big Cat Research.


Andrew our first guest from County Durham recounts his encounter
with what he believes was a black leopard, when walking his dog
in 2003.  Through his police activity he then learnt about
similar big black cat reports nearby, and his interest in the
subject grew. 


Nick from Kent nearly hit a big black cat in his vehicle when
driving on police duty in the back lanes of Kent, in 1994. Nick
raced out of the car to pursue the animal and soon realised the
folly of his actions. A colleague then had a nearby sighting,
which they felt may have been the same cat, while another contact
shot a lynx in error, as it was flushed from woodland when he was
out shooting foxes.   


 16 January 2025


 Word of the week:   truncheon