SIGHTINGS of mysterious big cats in Dorset have sparked intense debate in recent years.
Many are convinced that here are panthers roaming the countryside while others maintain that with no conclusive proof of their existence that it is highly unlikely they exist in the wild.
There have, however, been numerous reported sightings in recent years.
According to figures obtained by the Echo, a total of 53 people have made emergency calls to report their wild cat encounters since 2006.
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The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
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Sunday, 23 September 2012
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SIGHTINGS: Wareham, Dorset
Dorset's
big cat riddle
Dorset Echo
The most recent sighting given to police came in February from a caller who claimed to have seen a big cat which was 'totally black' and 'stocky' with a 'very long tail' in Sherford, Wareham. A month earlier an informant called to report a sighting of ...
Dorset Echo
The most recent sighting given to police came in February from a caller who claimed to have seen a big cat which was 'totally black' and 'stocky' with a 'very long tail' in Sherford, Wareham. A month earlier an informant called to report a sighting of ...
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