BCC EP:20 Jupiter rising - jungle cat prowling

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BCC EP:20 Jupiter rising - jungle cat prowling

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50 minutes

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Mar 21, 2020

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Craig recounts his time as a countryside ranger at Forfar Loch in Angus when he twice encountered a jungle cat. Several visitors also glimpsed the cat(s) and were more fascinated than fearful.Rick the podcast host compares his experience seeing and hearing a jungle cat in Gloucestershire.Word of the week: meso predator 21 March 2020

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Mar 21, 2020

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The People's Podcast on Big Cat encounters in Britain. In each episode Rick Minter discusses big cat sightings with different witnesses, finding out what they saw or sensed, how they felt, and how these cases fit a bigger picture.

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