Another Welsh mystery cat report

Monday 25th May 2026

it is a bit like that old thought experiment about does a tree falling in the woods make a noise if there’s nobody there to see it? Are there more mystery cat reports in Wales at the moment because there are more mystery cats? Or is it because there is a thriving organisation monitoring them? JD

Wild panther ‘spotted in Wales’ – FemaleFirst

In a report filed to Puma Watch – an organisation that logs sightings of big cats around Wales – Shaun explained: “I was going for my morning walk …

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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.