BCC EP:53 Chance encounters - while deer stalking, dog walking & wild camping…

06/19/21 • 79 min

Our three guests have each witnessed big cats north of London in and around Hertfordshire and Essex – Matt encountered a black leopard on land where he is a deerstalker, while Andrew was awoken from his hammock in the night by his dog sensing a big cat, and Simon viewed a black panther when walking his dogs in Epping Forest. And Simon’s wife was a sceptic until they chanced upon something important when travelling in Scotland...

Words of the week: wicked problem

19 June 2021

Words of the week: wicked problem

19 June 2021

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BCC EP:52 Black in the night – filming Kenya’s panther

British wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas explains his techniques for filming wild animals up close, including his specially designed Beetlecam, and he re-lives the process of photographing a male black leopard in Kenya with his custom-built camera traps.

We also talk about his recent black leopard book and the highlights amongst other wildlife he has captured on camera.

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BCC EP:54 Awakening the Pleistocene predators - a deep history of big cats in Britain

Zoologist Darren Naish explores the traits of larger cats in Britain and Europe from the Pleistocene times, and considers lessons for rewilding and the adaptations of any large cats in Britain now, whatever their origins.

Twitter link for our guest Darren Naish: https://twitter.com/TetZoo

On the Prowl book discussed in the episode: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/on-the-prowl/9780231184502

Word of the week: tetrapod
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