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
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Thursday, 13 December 2012
FEATURELINK: Big Cats - A Feline Fake or Cat Conundrum?
Consett Magazine
One of the most majestic groups of creatures in the world, big cats have inspired speculation and wonder around the world. From the Lion of Africa and the Bengal Tiger from Asia, big cats are powerful and dangerous but are not generally found in the UK.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
SIGHTINGS (USA): Arizona mystery cat
Mohave Valley News
Wildlife officials looking for big cat. Neighbors convinced mountain lion is prowling in Fort Mohave. By RODD CAYTON/The Daily News. Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:27 AM MDT. FORT MOHAVE — A reported mountain lion sighting has state ...
Thursday, 4 October 2012
NEWSLINK: More on the Australian mystery cat news
Weekly Times Now
SEEING as they couldn't find any big black cats, I suggest the Government would be better advised to go looking for pink elephants. Up here in the Strathbogie hills, every time someone sees a pink elephant, they (I mean my big brother and sister and ...
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
SIGHTINGS: Black cat, Melton Mowbray, Leics
Melton Times
Large black cat spotted near Scalford. Published on Wednesday 3 October 2012 10:49. A MAN has described the moment he spotted a 'large black cat' near Scalford. Steve Wainwright of Redmile was travelling home from Melton with friends when the cat ...
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
NEWSLINK: More on controversial Australian big cat study
Knox Leader
The official conclusion is that big cats sighted over the years are large feral domestic cats, according to Victorian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh. THE existence of big cats in Victoria is "highly unlikely" a State Government ...
Big Cat Study inconclusive - ABC Goulburn Murray - Australian ...
The Victorian Government has ended a 'desktop study' into the existence of big cats in Victoria less than three months in.
Court fight over big cats owned by Tarzan actor
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) - A court fight is under way in Palm Beach County over two tigers and a leopard that belong to a former Tarzan actor. The cats were ...
Monday, 24 September 2012
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012
NEWSLINKS: More on the Australian big cat debate
Herald Sun
Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh said the study, conducted in Melbourne offices on past evidence rather than in the field, said there was nothing to substantiate claims big cats existed in the state. "No big cat has ever been detected in a formal ...
3AW (blog)
@Hugh I agree with what you say about the film but I am inclined to believe more in the comment from @Kit Clarke, there is ... more; steve glen on Investigation: Big Cats existence ... Highly unlikely huh? My son, friend and myself all witnessed a big ...
Yahoo!7 News
A Victorian Government investigation has concluded it is "highly unlikely" there are wild big cats living in Victoria. The so-called desktop survey was conducted by two researchers from the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of ...
Monday, 17 September 2012
SIGHTINGS: More on the East Hampton cat. NY, USA
Patch.com
A Jaguar, a Big Domestic Cat, a Fox or a Hoax in East Hampton? The State Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed on Monday that it was investigatingseveral reports of an exotic cat, like a jaguar, on the loose in East Hampton. As the week ...
Sunday, 16 September 2012
POLITICS: MORE ON THE AUSTRALIAN POLITICIANS WITH THE BIG CAT FIXATION
| Minister keeps sense of puma The Age But documents obtained by The Sunday Age reveal that since coming to office the government has been repeatedly warned it might be wasting its time. Yet some people still believe that the big cats lurk in areas such as Gippsland, the Grampians, Barwon ... |
Saturday, 15 September 2012
SIGHTINGS: Are the Ulster big cats back?
Ballymoney and Moyle Times
The claims revive memories of two wild cats believed to be living locally exactly nine years ago – a story that gripped public interest and led to widespread searches of the countryside by police and officers from the USPCA. At the time, some took the ...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
SIGHTINGS: Stroud, Gloucestershire (multiple) September 2012
Stroud News and Journal
Dozens of other visitors also reported big cat sightings of their own, including some strangers who described seeing the same creature in the same area of the Five Valleys over the past two weeks. Directors of the festival, Steve Roberts and Richard ...
Monday, 10 September 2012
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Footage of a big cat in Shropshire? July 2008
Farmer Shirley Lewis, from Tiphouse Farm near Billingsley, shot four minutes of remarkable video of a big cat near her home.
The footage appears to show a panther walking through fields, before disappearing behind trees.
The cat made several visits to the house, forcing Shirley and her husband Steve to fear it could be worrying livestock of even their children.
To see video click here
In my opnion this is a rather large domestic cat , I would welcome your views and opinions on this
FROM THE ARCHIVES: New Jersey Mystery Cat, 1987
25 years ago today
1987: In search of love (from the AP): "A mysterious cat-like animal thought to be stalking the piney woods of southern New Jersey, startling residents with ear-piercing screams and mauling house pets, probably does not exist and may have been nothing more than a romantic fox, An investigation has not been able to turn up concrete facts to confirm the fast-spreading rumors of mauling leopards and wild panthers that prompted citizens to band together to comb the woods in search of the mystery beast." Said investigator Capt. Bruce Young, of New Jersey Fish, Game & Wildlife, "It may have been a male fox in the breeding season or a house cat in the woods."
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