BCC EP:101 Lake District leopards
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We catch up with Cumbrian investigator Sharon Larkin at the end of the Westmorland Show where Rick and Sharon were meeting witnesses and visitors to the big cat stand.
Sharon explains how she follows up reports on her Facebook page, Big Cats in Cumbria. She describes several of her own encounters with large black cats and she justifies why she believes these are leopards, including the one she photographed near Gretna in 2014 as it spooked cows and consumed a rabbit. \\xa0
South West investigator Paul Ramsden visited the show and also chipped in, comparing Cumbria\\u2019s big cat landscape with his home base in Gloucestershire. He and Sharon recount their highlights from people\\u2019s reports at the big cat stand at the show.\\xa0
We are also joined by Ian, Sharon\\u2019s husband. He describes his own big cat sighting and he and Sharon reflect on the family\\u2019s experience living with the subject and owning two cats bred from servals\\u2026\\xa0
More show notes, photos and messages are on this link\\u2026\\xa0 bigcatconversations.com/refs-links/\\xa0
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30 September 2023
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