A former Australia Zoo big cat keeper has said an elusive population of wild pumas and panthers reportedly seen in the Australian wilderness could be long-escaped animals from travelling circuses ...

There are numerous sophisticated online databases that track “big cat” sightings across Australia. Perhaps the most common descriptions include large, black or tan-coloured cats resembling ...

conservationists should accept cats as part of Australia’s landscape and think creatively about other ways to protect endangered animals. “If that’s what conservation has to offer is a big ...

...Cats. Documentary charting the quest to prove the existence of big cats in the Australian bush. Leading experts and researchers investigate recent sightings of the elusive predators.

"[Australia is] at war with feral cats," Alex Paton, an invasive species ecologist, said at a public talk at the University of Tasmania that was broadcast by ABC Radio National's Big Ideas ...

The Big Cat Public Safety Act limits ownership of tigers, lions, jaguars and other big cats to zoos, sanctuaries, universities and agencies. The bill prohibits direct contact between the public ...

Australian mythology is full of stories of mysterious creatures stalking the bush from the Grampians panther to the bunyip and the infamous yowie.