Polish big cat

Sunday 1st February 2026

Polish big cat

‘Stay out of forests’ public warned after big cat spotted prowling Polish woodland

Officials have warned residents in northwest Poland to stay out of nearby forests after a large wild catthat could be a puma or a cheetah was …
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 an eleven year old granddaughter called Evelyn.