Return of the beasts

Friday 28th April 2023

Return of the beasts: Farmers fear mysterious big cats are killing their sheep

For years, farmers in and around the Cambrian Mountains have feared a large cat is responsible for the brutal killings of livestock.
Jonathan Downes
Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.