In October 2023 Sharon Larkin-Snowden, a big cat enthusiast, took a swab sample from a sheep carcass she had found, according to Rick Minter, who produces a podcast about the animals.

Proof the Beast of Cumbria exists? Scientists find big cat DNA on savaged sheep in the Lake District. By LIZ HULL. Published: 19:35 EDT, 2 June 2024 | Updated: 20:02 EDT, 2 June 2024 ...

Los Angeles and Mumbai are the only two metropolises in the world where big cats — mountain lions and leopards respectively — live in dense urban areas. That co-existence, scientists say, puts ...