Day 3 of the CFZ Weird Weekend 2012
Sunday at the Weird Weekend 2012 In Woolfardisworthy, Devon.By Tania Poole - from the CFZ Australia, now living in the wilds of a Yorkshire valley...Apparently, during the night, here in...
View ArticleMonster croc skull unearthed
Scientists have found what they believe to be the jawbone of an ancient "monster" crocodile at a remote station in northwest Queensland.They estimate the extinct saltie could have been the length of a...
View ArticleVictoria backflips on big cat hunt - it's on again!
Just weeks after it shelved plans to solve Victoria's 150-year-old big cat mystery, the Victorian Government now wants to put the matter to rest once and for all!Witness sightings have been recorded,...
View ArticleDr Eric Guiler on the Thylacine
Thylacine ( Thylacinus cyanocephaplus )The thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf) formerly ranged over all of mainland Australian as well as Tasmania. Fossil remains have even...
View ArticleZookeeper the latest 'big cat' witness in Victoria
The latest Victorian 'panther' sighting has been made by a Wild Action zoo keeper, who said she was approaching the Mt Macedon zoo early this morning when the predatory cat ran came within metres of...
View ArticleNo reward for big cat scalp
Last week's story about the hunt for big cats throughout Victoria has caused plenty of interest for readers of the Weekly Times.The Victorian Government will not be offering a reward for a big...
View ArticleBig cat hunters vindicated
Big cat believers are no longer considered 'nutters' but people worth listening to, writes Chris McLennan for the Weekly Times.Simon Townsend has been vindicated.His obsession with mysterious big cats...
View ArticleFate of big cat mystery hangs in balance
The fate of the Yarra Ranges' mysterious big cat hangs in the balance as State Government researchers look into whether the stories are true, according to the Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader.This...
View ArticleVic big cat report derided
Former Victorian agriculture minister Joe Helper has ridiculed the Government's big cat hunt, according to the Weekly Times.Parliament resuming last week enabled Labor MPs to question the value of the...
View ArticleBig cat sightings in Upper Ferntree Gully
The fate of the mysterious big cat hangs in the balance as State Government researchers look into whether reported sightings are true, according to the Knox Leader.This follows numerous reports in the...
View ArticleGovt: Big cats more likely to be big ferals
The existence of "big cats" in Victoria is "highly unlikely" a State Government report has found, the Herald Sun reports.The Baillieu Government released the findings of a report into the possible...
View ArticleRecovery plan for Tassie Devils 'still a draft'
The Tasmanian Times has raised a valid point about efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil.In May 2006 the Tasmanian devil was listed as a vulnerable species under the Commonwealth EPBC Act. One would...
View ArticleHunt goes on for big cats
Geelong region researcher Simon Townsend claims the Victorian Government has predictably whitewashed an independent report into existence of big cats in the state, the Advertiser has reported.Mr...
View ArticleCuriosity kills big cat claims
A Victorian government report has found it is highly unlikely there are any pumas, leopards, jaguars or other types of big cat roaming the state, Ninemsn reports.While the report's author says it's...
View ArticleResearchers unhappy with report result
Big cat experts are unhappy with the Victorian Government's decision to abandon the hunt, the Weekly Times reports.They say the two-month search was half-hearted and "not fair dinkum''.The Government...
View ArticleVic big cat study 'inconclusive'
The Victorian Government has ended a 'desktop study' into the existence of big cats in Victoria less than three months in, the ABC has reported.The Victorian Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh says no...
View ArticleInvestigation concludes big cats 'highly unlikely'
A Victorian Government investigation has concluded it is "highly unlikely" there are wild big cats living in Victoria, the ABC reports.The so-called desktop survey was conducted by two researchers from...
View ArticleBig cat study small on results
The existence of big cats in Victoria is "highly unlikely" a State Government report has found.Now the Arthur Rylah Institute has called off the investigation it ran, citing a lack of hard evidence to...
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