Showing posts with label mystery cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery cat. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 December 2012

FEATURELINK: Big Cats - A Feline Fake or Cat Conundrum?

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

Wildlife officials looking for big 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

Ask Agnes: Pink elephants
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

Large black cat spotted near Scalford
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

HAVE YOUR SAY: Big cat study small on results
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

NEIL ARNOLD: Thank you

I would like to take a moment to thank Neil for his kind words and support for our Mystery Cats blog.



For More Information and to visit Neils Blog

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

NEWSLINKS: More on the Australian big cat debate

Big cat hunt declared over by Victorian Government due to lack of evidence
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 ...

Investigation: Big Cats existence 'highly unlikely'
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 ...

Case closed on big cats in Victoria
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 ...

The second of these stories is particularly interesting because of the sighting reports in the comments section

Monday, 17 September 2012

SIGHTINGS: More on the East Hampton cat. NY, USA

Eye to the East: Exotic Cat Reported in East Hampton
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?

IS THE BIG CAT 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

Hundreds attend Stroud's Festival of Nature
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

Could this video footage provide evidence that big cats really are roaming the Shropshire countryside?

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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