Possible cougar sighting puts officials on alert in western Poland – TVP World
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Officials in southwestern Poland are warning residents about a possible cougar roaming local forests, just days after another exotic big cat was
Loud roar heard in Govilon! Could it be a big cat? | abergavennychronicle.com
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The county has long enjoyed the lion’s share of big cat sightings in England and Wales and has a reputation as something of a hotspot when it comes to
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Wild ‘panther’ spotted on Halkyn Mountain – FemaleFirst
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Mark looked at the cat through his binoculars and he’s convinced the beast was way too big to have been a domestic cat. He told Puma Watch: “Me, my …
Here we have another one of the big cat stories from the backlog which has amassed during the time that I have been out of action due to my house move. We are getting towards the end now, thank goodness. I’m not sure what to make of this photograph. I’d be very interested in reading your comments. The fact that it had taken in a park in Bristol does seem to preclude it being a bonafide big cat. But stranger things have happened JD
Herewith another news dump. Again, it is a interesting story about mystery cats, and I make no apologies for including it here. It is interesting to see how even the devolved governments in the UK are beginning to take the stories of mystery felids in the British countryside seriously. I will not be doing much more news aggregation this evening, but I seriously suspect that will be more news dumps either tonight or in the next few days. I am very pleased to see how many things my iPad can do that I didn’t know, but I strongly suspect I will have a computer or two again in the next week or so. Many apologies, again, for the break in our normal service JD
‘The legend of Catfoot appears to be growing’ more Beast of Binley Woods sightings
Another weird story from my backlog. I truly have no idea what this animal is. My gut reaction screams “OTTER!!” but I have no real evidential argument to back this up.JD
This was one of the first incidents which I investigated in my capacity as director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and whilst I don’t always agree with what Danny bumping says, I have a great respect for him, and on this occasion I agree with him entirely. They have, and continue to be, a multitude of sightings of what appeared to be large cat like creatures in this region, and having visited the area, I remain convinced that some, at least, of these reports are genuine. As to what happened to Mrs Dyke, I take it cum grano salis. JD
Puma chase ends in success as big cat finally captured in Polish forest
A days-long search for a puma that wandered close to residential areas in northwestern Poland has come to the end after the large feline was captured.