The Parc des Félins

Good morning, Sydney Grew! I trust that all is well with you this weekend. If I may nevertheless address your question below directly:



I suppose that if the big cats, in particular, escaped, they would be a real danger to ramblers. Nevertheless, at the Parc des Félins, immense natural enclosures have been designed to ensure the animals' welfare and encourage natural behaviour. These enclosures occupy natural sites and provide the animals with all the elements they need in daily life. They can express territorial behaviour using trees, branches, headlands, waterholes, dams and shelters. There are no concrete or steel bars here! These secure enclosures offer some of the best conditions of capitivity in the world for the cats!

As for Wales, farmers believe that a big cat has been roaming rural West Wales for more than two years. Lamb farmer Lyn Williams is adamant that a puma-like creature, which he has spotted on previous occasions, has mauled eight of his sheep in two weeks. The Pembrokeshire farmer, who produces lamb at Hill Farm, Prince’s Gate, said the creature left a trail of destruction.



Lyn Williams told 'The Western Telegraph' that he would not let his children roam the Pembrokeshire countryside for fear of another attack.



Wales Online - Farmers report puma-like big cat striking again in rural Wales

As you know, Sydney Grew, kleines c was down in Wales over the Easter holidays, and I can report that I did not see any big cats at all! We did not, however, go anywhere near Hill Farm, which lies between Narberth and the coast in southern (English-speaking) Pembrokeshire. There were, however, lots of birds around St David's, particularly on the cliffs!