Report from John Murray
Big Cat Trust left purring over award of charitable status
From the Inverness Courier, 26 th August 2003
HIGHLAND-BASED big-cat hunters have improved their chances of
tracking down the mysterious beasts by qualifying for charitable
status.
The award to the Scottish Big Cat Trust will not only make it easier
to raise money for research but is also being seen as an indication
that reports of large predators roaming wild are being treated more
seriously.
The Trust, formerly Scottish Big Cats/Scottish Big Cat Society,
provides public access to a database of over 1200 sightings, as well
as further information on the cats it believes are living freely in
the Scottish countryside.
"In recent years there has been a growing public acceptance that
these cats really do exist," honorary secretary George Markie
commented. "Farmers, gamekeepers and others that live and work in the
countryside and who are familiar with local wildlife are reporting
them. The main difficulty in obtaining evidence is that we are
dealing with shy and elusive animals that want to avoid contact with
humans."
Inverness Courier, 26 th August 2003
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