Panther Sighting Norwich Norfolk

Was a Panther spotted in Norwich, Norfolk.

A large deer was found savaged near a camping club in Norwich and people thought that a big cat may have been responsible after a big black cat was reported as seen in the locality..
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4820094/Police-warn-of-panther-after-cat-sighting-in-Norwich.html

Lynx are they still roaming in the UK

For years people have reported what is believed to be sightings in the UK of cats that resemble the European Lynx. The lynx were deemed to have become extinct in the UK over 1500 year ago. However their is increasing reason to believe that their maybe small pockets of these very elusive cats hiding in obscure areas throughout the UK. Hopefully signs of this will immerse in the near future. January-April is the usual mating season and the girls will start to call for a mate...Should you be interested. Please familiarize yourselves with these calls perhaps you may hear them coming from a wood near you.

Sound of a lynx....http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Lynx_rare_wild_cats

Sounds of Mountain lion Puma...
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Cougar_Puma_Sounds

Bobcat Tracks...http://www.bear-tracker.com/bobcat.html

Their are 4 recognised Lynx caterogories but several sub species lynx that have not been given their own status or fallen into a true category. The Balkan lynx being one of the lynx groups. This sub species lynx is already nearing extinction along with the Iberian lynx.
Please visit link below for other interesting information on the lynx types.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_lynx

I am trying to collate any information possible on these cats whether it be modern or ancient history.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any thing you feel may be of interest, proof,evidence,newspaper clippings, banner prints, pictures of old coins or just hearsay.

Black Panther Sighting At Newbigging

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/25871/i-ve-never-been-a-believer-driver-describes-close-encounter-with-black-puma-or-a-jaguar-near-newbigging.html

Big Cats And Exotic Animals When Wild Beasts Walked The UK

This is a brief overview within the Exotic Pet trade during and originating from the Victorian Era in the UK. When Wild Beasts Walked The UK

For people that still do not beleive that exotics may be freely roaming the UK countryside, click link below for the brief overview
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20166624

Big Cats Black Beast of Exmoor Video

http://youtu.be/CK9physZkKA
You may not beleive in the big cats but lots of people do.. Please take a look at this video,their is no proof on here but will give the everyday person an insite in what methods are used to gain proof.:)

Panther Sighting, City of Coventry, West Midlands

Sighting Date 10/09/2012 reported 20/09/2012
Most recent sighting received from Andy Lorry Driver
hi there penny, i got your facebook from your bigcats blog. i hope you dont mind me contacting you. i wanted to report my encounter a few nights ago with a big cat, feel free to repost this message as i want to see if others come forward who may have seen what i saw that night. As soon as i got home i wrote everything in my diary, so whats written in this message is what i wrote in my diary, its quite long so bare with me lol:
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After many reports of eyewitnesses seeing a large, black, panther-like animal roaming the city of Coventry, I myself can now say with personal authority that there is definitely something extraordinary on the prowl in Coventry - as I too saw something strange last week.

By trade I am a lorry driver, so I'm regularly on the road late at night, I've seen all kinds of animals larking about late at night (usually things like wild jack rabbits, foxes, hedgehogs, etc), but NOTHING like what I witnessed in the early hours of Monday morning last week (Septemeber 10th 2012)

I was driving a familiar route down the Keresley Road, in Coventry, West Midlands, and as I headed onto the Keresley Green Road, at around 3am that morning, from the left-hand side in between the bushes near the road, I saw a small little animal appear, at first I thought it was a little white pet cat, but then, as it came into view of my headlights, I saw that it was actually a very small wild rabbit and stalking behind it was a massive, black big cat. It startled me because I regularly drive along that road late at night and never usually see anyone, or anything, about!
It walked a few paces into the road, saw me, then raced back into the bushes.

As I'm quite high up in my lorry I had a good view of it and it was big, jet-black & very menacing looking, it must have been at least 6ft lengthwise, it was a huge, dark thing. It was enormous compared to the wild rabbit it was going after, thats how I knew it wasnt a regular pet cat/feline as it towered above this little rabbit.
Now I'm a big guy and can more than take care of myself, but even I was thanking my lucky stars that I hadnt come across this thing while out on foot! It looked like it could rip me a new one and could easily tear me to pieces if it wished, it was a fierce looking thing.

I'm now aware of there being a few sightings around the Coventry area of a big cat, but I never truly believed they were for real until last week when I saw one for myself. I just couldnt believe my eyes!

I hope others read this message and have the courage to come forward with their encounters and sightings of these ''big cats'', as I feel its possible that I wasnt the only person who saw this majestic animal during that early morning, it may even have been spotted a few nights afterwards aswell, especially as it may not have immediately left the area on the same early morning that I encountered it.

Puma Spotted Nutwood East Yorkshire

Pumas/Mountain lion/Cougar are usually seen to be a sandy colour or grey not black. It is wideley speculated as to whether a black puma is possible or has ever existed and long argued amongst the big cat fraternity. This sighting states a large black cat the size of a Labrador or Alsation/German Shepherd,
The alleged sighting could possibly be a black Leopard/Jaguar or hybrid all come under the colloquial label of Panther.Unless of course the alleged cat seen was seen in a very poor light and looked black at the time.

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Hunters-spot-puma-East-Yorkshire-s-Nut-Wood/story-16826488-detail/story.html

The above picture is a black leopard,jaguar,panther,the latter being a colloquial name.

THE sight of a pair of yellow glistening eyes staring back at you in the dark would startle any passer-by.

Add to that the eerie atmosphere of dense woodland at night and it is enough to make the hairs on your neck stand on end.



Phil Miles and Jordan Green spotted a big black cat, believed to be a puma

But, that is what greeted two men who were out on a shooting trip in an East Yorkshire wood.

Nut Wood, opposite Raywell Hall, is normally a flush with rabbits and other wildlife when darkness falls and is a popular spot for experienced shooters.

So, the fact that not one rabbit could be seen in the area one particular evening came as a surprise to Phil Miles and his friend Jordan Green.

A local farmer, who knew the men, had warned them of the possibility of a wild cat hunting in the woods during the night, following recent reported sightings.

Mr Miles said: "We were told by a farmer. We knew there had been some sightings of a large cat in the area but we never thought we would encounter it."

The pair first saw the cat, which is believed to be a puma, standing about 30ft in front of them, on a path leading through the wood.

Mr Miles, of east Hull, said: "We have been shooting in the woods a number of times and there are usually lots of rabbits in and around the wood but, on this occasion, we didn't see one.

"We began walking towards where we normally shoot from when we heard a snarling noise, like a cat hissing at you.

"I shone my light and I could see a pair of eyes looking back at me but I couldn't make out what it was."

Mr Green then used his rifle sight to get a closer look at the animal.

"We were both shocked when we saw the size of the cat," said the 28-year-old.

"It was about the size of a domestic dog, like a Labrador or Alsatian.

"We didn't know what to do and thought about shooting close to where it stood to try to scare it off but we didn't want to aggravate it.

"Luckily, there was a privet hedge and some other bushes between us and the cat, so it couldn't get directly to us."

The cat then darted behind more bushes and out of sight.

Mr Miles and Mr Green then set off walking down a path towards the edge of the wood to pack their rifles away.

As they did, they heard a loud noise that caught their attention once more.

Mr Miles said: "There was a really loud squealing noise, the kind that foxes make when they are shot or injured.

"We both looked over towards a nearby field and saw the same cat running back into the trees with a fox in its mouth."

Mr Miles reported the sighting to police on Saturday, shortly before 10pm.

A number of calls were made to the police with similar sightings that night and they are now investigating.

Police and local farmers are urging people to be vigilant when walking through the woods and report any further sightings of the animal immediately.

Above picture is that of a Puma.