carnivore

According to Cristi Remus Papp, head of the large carnivore department of the Worldwide Fund for Nature, the new law will do nothing to improve the situation, and could make it worse.

Liam Fisher recalled that he and his dad, who accompanied the trio, first spotted the bone of the young carnivore.

Among the fossilised finds, is "Barnum", the largest coprolite found that belongs to a carnivore, which measures at 67.5cm.

Big carnivores such as these cats helped shape the broader animal community, tamping down prey-animal populations and influencing regional biodiversity.

Most cases have been in carnivores, which likely ate infected birds.