BCC EP:91 Scotlands big cats from theory to reality
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A panther and cubs next to a fishing tent, gamekeepers\\u2019 attitudes to big cats, a large cat carcass by the A9, admissions of lynx releases, and recent dashcam footage from West Highlands \\u2013 we hear of these and other snippets as Paul MacDonald updates us on recent big cat highlights from Scotland.\\xa0 \\xa0
We also hear some modern folklore, as The Black Beast of Bin, a poem from 1994, written following big cat sightings in the Huntly area of Aberdeenshire at the time, is sung specially for the podcast by Scottish folk singer Shona Donaldson. \\xa0
Words of the week: \\xa0 Origin stories
12 February 2023
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