'Big Cats Online' has been a labour of love - of wild cats and all that they represent - their power, their beauty and their hard fought freedom. We can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch these creatures fall under the ignorance and selfishness of mans need to expand and use natural resources without heed of the future.

The HTML source for this site was created using CR WebScope and the graphics prepared using Corel PhotoPaint – it contains over 130 photos and graphics and over 70 pages of text.

All the photos are believed to be in the public domain unless otherwise credited. If you aware of any copyright restrictions on any of the photos please e-mail me to discuss their use.

All text is © Andrew Garman 1997-2000 and the following works provided reference sources for its creation.

‘Wild Cats’ – Kirsten Nowell and Peter Jackson, 1996 – IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

‘Wild Cat Species of the World’ – Richard Green , 1991 – Basset Publications, Plymouth England

‘My Highland Kellas Cats’ – Di Frances, 1993 – Jonathan Cape, London, England.

‘Big Cats’ – Douglas Richardson, 1992 - Whittet Books, London, England.

‘Wild Cats of the World’ – David Atherton, Blandford, London, England.

‘The Natural History of the Wild Cats’ – Andrew Kitchener, 1991 – Cristopher Helm, London, England.

‘Cat News’ various issues – ed. Peter Jackson - IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

‘The Noble Cat’ – Howard Luxton, 1990 – Merehurst, London, England

‘Wild Cats of the World’ – C.A.W Guggisberg, 1975 – David and Charles, London, England.

‘Tigers, The Secret Life’ – Vlamik Thapar, 1989 – Elm Tree Books, London, England.

‘Tigers’ – John Seidensticker, 1996 – Colin Baxter, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland.

‘The Behavour of the Domestic Cat’ – John Bradshaw, 1992 – CAB International, Oford, England.

 

for Kate and her passion for Cats and for 'Speedy' who started it all.

WebLinks - Internet links to to related Wild Cat sites

Glossary - Information on some of the specialist terms used in Big Cats Online.

Wild Cats in Zoo's - The term 'Black Panther' is quite often used in connection with large black cats - however there is no one distinct species of wild cat called a Black Panther.

Site References - Information regarding the creation of Big Cats Online and reference sources used in compiling the content.