Big Cat Sighting

[Dinosaurs 2,102]

Can only see its head? Atb

[mackem 26,980]

Found a village in ladakh,tiny place,couple of wildlife watchers there with spotting scopes etc they have a 75% success rate for visitors trekking out to spot cats.

[mackem 26,980]

 

[Greyman 28,785]

On 7 September 2018 at 22:19, peterhunter86 said:

There's been some reports of a puma type cat been seen in cork. 

 

I'll puma pants if I see it

They are taking it pretty serious over there the cork version of the RSPCA have been setting baited traps out for a while over this, 

[Francie 6,368]

 

Big cat ran away

[mackem 26,980]

6 hours ago, Francie said:

 

Big cat ran away

Didn't expect that,lucky pup,and interesting fact that leopards in india prefer domestic dogs to sheep goats etc

[scothunter 12,609]

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/article/Wildlife-parks-rare-leopard-cubs-caught-on-camera-for-first-time-31a29996-aecc-46db-bf42-077b4943c2b5-ds

[si brown 8,486]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

Didn't expect that,lucky pup,and interesting fact that leopards in india prefer domestic dogs to sheep goats etc

I was doing a factory job a couple of weeks back and I got given an Indian lad to load out called manu.. mint kid and mega polite, he worked harder than the other lads so I always asked for him!

We got talking about his home life and hunting was brought up and he told me the last thing he shot was a leopard that killed his dog, he lived in a village up in the mountains and said there a bloody nightmare, never bother with ppl just dogs!

he was a school teacher over there and makes his months money in two days labouring over here

[mackem 26,980]

14 minutes ago, si brown said:

he was a school teacher over there and makes his months money in two days labouring over here

I don't doubt that at all mate,saw abject poverty there in the past,i will be there in November just trying to find an independent snow-leopard guide in ladakh,most only take groups cat spotting as opposed to solo travellers.

[si brown 8,486]

8 minutes ago, mackem said:

I don't doubt that at all mate,saw abject poverty there in the past,i will be there in November just trying to find an independent snow-leopard guide in ladakh,most only take groups cat spotting as opposed to solo travellers.

I’ve got to go back there probably next week, I’ll have a word with him... I know it’s a big county but he might be from the area your going to!

bright lad, he’s got a masters but lived in a village where no one has a cooker or microwave he said we just use sticks!

 

[mackem 26,980]

13 minutes ago, si brown said:

 I know it’s a big county but he might be from the area your going to!

Lives in the mountains so he is from the region I am visiting,kashmir,ladakh,HP or thereabouts,i will get some pics of people cooking on open fires,its the reason there's so much deforestation,you see them collecting wood all the time.

[si brown 8,486]

3 minutes ago, mackem said:

Lives in the mountains so he is from the region I am visiting,kashmir,ladakh,HP or thereabouts,i will get some pics of people cooking on open fires,its the reason there's so much deforestation,you see them collecting wood all the time.

If he can help with guides or anything I’ll pass on his number to you, he’s only been over here two months and he’s off back as soon as he’s made his money.  

[mackem 26,980]

15 minutes ago, si brown said:

If he can help with guides or anything I’ll pass on his number to you, he’s only been over here two months and he’s off back as soon as he’s made his money.  

Thanks for the offer Si,i am ok though,i have been there a few times and have some old contacts,the ladakh snow leopard guide is the only one but from past experience in such places you turn up and wing-it,you always find or meet someone who can help with whatever you want money talks 

[mackem 26,980]

Its a growth industry,tourists going to see the ghost cat,looks good 

 

[si brown 8,486]

One for the list when the kids fledge

Sounds/looks like a mint experience