Over 1000 people a year in the UK report seeing 'big cats', possibly pumas or panthers. Have these animals escaped from zoos? Are they the descendants of pets released into wild? Or is there another solution to the mystery? In this extraordinary book, big cat tracker Merrily Harpur interviews farmers, gamekeepers, ornithologists, policemen and even parents who have seen curious cats on the school run. In the process she discovers our mystery felines may have been with us for longer than we imagine, and draws some startling conclusions from what is now the commonest encounter with the unknown in Britain.
About the AuthorMerrily Harpur is a painter, printmaker, writer, cartoonist and author. Founder of the Irish Strokestown International Poetry Festival, she has also been director of the Fox Festival and lectured internationally on mystery big cats, the daimonic world and the myths and archetypes inherent in foxhunting. She lives in Dorset.
Book InformationISBN 9781906069186
Author Merrily HarpurFormat Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint The Squeeze PressPublisher The Squeeze Press
Weight(grams) 750g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 20mm