Return of the Beast of Rutland

Tuesday 15th September 2026

‘Panther-sized’ big cat spotted roaming UK countryside sparking police call – Daily Star

A stunned woman claims she has captured footage of the mythical ‘Beast of Rutland’ after spotting a big cat prowling across a field, causing her
 

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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.