A recent magazine article suggests the DNA of a big cat has been identified on a Cumbrian sheep.
Getty ImagesA recent report has lent credence to the idea leopards are stealthily roaming around rural areas.
For years there have been a handful of sightings reported in the region. But is this DNA finding finally the definitive proof we need? In October 2023 Sharon Larkin-Snowden, a big cat enthusiast, took a swab sample from a sheep carcass she had found, according to Rick Minter, who produces a podcast about the animals.sample revealed both fox and panthera DNAHe said the findings suggested the sheep had been eat by both a fox and a big cat, such as a leopard.Prof Allaby said he was relatively confident the sample had not been faked for two main reasons.
"It would be very difficult to plant just a few molecules with any finesse – I don’t think I could do it, let alone a lay person."
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