Big cat sightings could be leopards, claims expert

_{Sunday 12th January 2025}

Melksham big cat sightings ‘could be black leopards’ says expert – BBC News

Rick Minter, of Big Cat Conversations, thinks the UK has a well-established population of leopards.

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.