Big cat animals. The initial Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) was signed into law on December 19, 2003. To address problems associated with the increasing trade in certain big cat species, the CSWA regulations were strengthened by a law passed on September 17, 2007. The big cat species addressed in these regulations are the lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, jaguar, cougar, and any hybrid of these species (liger, tigon, etc.). Private ownership is not prohibited, but the law makes it illegal to transport, sell, or purchase such animals in interstate or foreign commerce. Although these regulations seem to provide
Big Cat Diary third series of "Big Cat Week". Filmed over eight years, "Chimp Week" followed the lives of two family groups of chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. It was narrated by Jonathan Scott and broadcast in January 2006. Currently available on Region 2 DVD are the 2004, 2005 and 2006 series of "Big Cat Week" (packaged as series 1 to 3, with series 1 and 2 being packaged together), the 2007 series of "Big Cat Diary" (packaged as series 4 of "Big Cat Week") and highlights from "Big Cat Live" (packaged as "Big Cat Special"). There is also a