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MASSY FERGUSON 2012 21 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) THIS DIDNT PASTE THE WAY I WANTED ,BUT THERES A STORY ABOUT A BIG CAT KILLING SHEEP IN ANTRIM RECENTLY DOWN THERE SOMWHERE :icon_redface: WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 Big cat hunters are on full alert after a man snapped a suspicious looking beast on a Lancashire railway line. Dave Stanhope was out walking his dog on Saturday when he spotted a large black animal on the tracks below. He says the creature was hunting and failed to notice him as he watched from a railway bridge above. It is the latest in a series of sightings of big cats in the Lancashire countryside over the past few years – with around 30 reported to police. Dave said: “When I first saw it, I thought it was a black Labrador that’s what attracted my attention because I have got one of those and because it was on the railway track. “But when I looked closer I could see it was a cat. It was perfectly still, staring into the embankment, obviously hunting for something. “When you look at the photographs you can see how big it is compared to the railway sleepers next to it.” He said there had been a lot of talk locally about a big cat in the area. “It’s pub lore round here. People say they have seen either a panther or a puma. “The last sighting was up near Tawd Vale Scout Camp on the way to Parbold. “It was not moving, so I made a noise and it looked round up at the bridge. It did not seem startled, just wary. Eventually it moved off along the line which heads towards Preston.” Cheryl Hudson, from Preston of the Big Cats in Britain organisation, said there have been many sightings in Lancashire and she has put in a freedom of information request to find out how many were reported to police. She said the cats tend to be territorial and frequent railway embankments and canal systems, which would explain the many sightings near Burscough. She said: “We have had many reports in the Preston area too. A train driver near Broughton saw one along the railway line. He’d just past the three-mile marker which puts it around Lightfoot Lane. We have had a few reports near there, Ingol and near Woodplumpton. It is possibly the same animal. “A man at Newsham Hall Lane was having a cup of tea when one came up to his patio window. That one has been seen a few times in the area. “We have had remains of sheep found in trees. There was one near Bilsborrow found in a tree there. “There have been reports near Hoghton and Bamber Bridge and there was a big cat seen in a tree in 2006 in fields near the motorway bridge Ribbleton.” She said the organisation has zoologists and scientists it can call upon to investigate incidents thoroughly and have used DNA tests to show what sort of cat has been in the area. Most sightings turn out to be feral cats. She added that some creatures have been set free by owners after the 1976 Dangerous Wild Animals Act made it illegal to keep big cats as pets. Ben Summerfield from Chorley is also a member of the group. He said: “The theory within the group is that there are leopards or pumas out there but most of the sightings turn out to be feral cats. “Ferals can grow quite large after a couple of generations in the wild because they have to hunt. It is probably that. “With prints, many turn out to be dog prints. The easiest way to tell is if there are claw marks. Big cats retract their claws when they are walking.” If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by Big Cats in Britainat 11:04 PM No comments:Links to this post Reactions: TUESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2012 [/url] http://www.dorsetech...big_cat_riddle/ Dorset Echo 22nd September 2012 By Emma Walker Dorset's big cat riddle 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. After talk of a lion on the prowl in Essex, the popular subject has resurfaced with Dorset named as a ‘hot spot’ for sightings by big cat experts. Experts claim that most people who spot a big cat do not contact police due to fears of not being taken seriously. 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 a large cat which ‘looks like a panther’ in the Powerstock, near Bridport. One caller claimed a ‘lioness’ was seen ‘lying in the grass’ in October 2008 in Sturminster Newton. While seven callers dialled to warn police after spotting a mysterious creature in the Weymouth area, three people reported sightings from Dorchester during the last five years. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “We encourage members of the public to take a common sense approach to any such incidents and to call the police non-emergency number, 101 in the first instance. “Dorset police urge people use the 999 number in an emergency, when a crime is in progress or life is at risk.” Big cat researcher and author Merrily Harpur said: “There have been a lot of big cat sightings reported in the county over the years. “Dorset is a hot spot for big cat sightings. “In the last couple of years I have been told of more than 300 sightings. “One of the interesting things about big cats in Britain is that they are very variable in their colours. “Around 85 per cent of sightings report a black cat but quite a few say they resemble a panther-like creature or are brown like a puma. “But there’s a whole range of other animals that vary in colour from brindled to gingery. “Anyone who glimpses these creatures for more than a few seconds is very lucky and I would urge people in that area to carry a camera.” She added: “There are a lot of big cats in Dorset and all over the country.” Big cat expert Mark Fraser, 49, who records big cat sightings, said: “The number reported to the police is a low number. Many do not talk to them about this because they are scared people will think they are crazy. “This year alone we have had hundreds of sighting across the UK but Dorset is a hot spot.” How beasts have made the news Over the years each sighting has added a new twist to the mystery of the Dorset big cat. In March 2010 a lamb was savaged in Bockhampton in what was believed to be a big cat attack. The ‘Beast of Bockhampton’ struck in a field close to Jean and Tony Waterman’s farm. A single lamb was taken from the Watermans’ flock and the behaviour of the sheep afterwards left the couple – who run Pine Lodge Farm and Tearooms in Bockhampton – suspecting they had been paid a visit by an unusual predator. Vet Duncan Reavell looked at a picture of a deer thought to have been killed by the predator in the same year and said a big cat could have been responsible. RSPCA shop worker Judy Paterson came across the carcass while walking her dog at Conygar Hill near Dorchester. In January 2004, Margery Hookings, former editor of the Bridport News, claimed to spot a big black cat while driving on the A3066 road between Melplash and Beaminster. The location is the same as a previous sighting by teenager Ashley Blanning, from Bridport, who witnessed a similar animal running down the field in September. In the same year, photographer Alan McNamee, of Bridport, had his first wild encounter. He is now convinced of the existence of the animal and set up a team ready to respond to sightings. Victoria Briggs, 31, of Weymouth, claims she saw a 'big black cat' in 2000 at Sea View Holiday Park in Preston while eating lunch with her mum. STORIES of big cats go back to the 1960s and 1970s when it was legal and fashionable to keep exotic animals as pets. Before the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the wealthy could take their lion, tiger or cheetah for a walk around the park without needing a licence. But the law was changed to protect the public and animals. DORSET Police have received a total of 53 reported sightings of big cats since 2006. In those five years 22 calls were made by those who had dialled 999 to report seeing a ‘big cat’. A total of 20 believers picked up the phone after claiming to see a ‘large cat’. While 11 told officers they had seen a ‘black panther’ in the county. If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by Big Cats in Britain at 3:35 AM No comments: Links to this post Reactions: http://www.northants...-stir-1-3701857 Northamptonshire Chronicle Panther sightings are causing a stir Published on Thursday 5 April 2012 08:55 Reported sightings of a panther-like cat are causing a stir in the north of the county. Several people in Gretton have reported seeing a large black animal in locations near the village. And, after speaking to people who claim to have seen the panther, villager Rob Clark is convinced their accounts are reliable. He said: “Everyone I spoke to is not, as far as I know, prone to flights of fancy or telling tall stories. “I’m convinced that these big cats do exist and that one, or more, has roamed around the fields and lanes of the village. Although I’m interested in this phenomenon, I wasn’t aware until recently that there had been any sightings in Gretton. Not only have there been sightings, there have been lots of them.” One of the earliest reports of a panther-like cat being seen dates back five years ago when a woman, who lives in the village, said she saw it on a track leading to Corby Road. She called her husband on her mobile phone and he met up with her and saw the animal too. They reported the incident to the police. More recent sightings have been reported in Station Road, from a back garden in Arnhill Road and near Manor Farm. Broadcaster and Evening Telegraph columnist Richard Oliff also saw the big black cat back in 2003 as he was driving with his partner along Gretton Brook Road, Corby, to their home in the village. He said: “Reports of recent sightings don’t surprise me. The big black cat we saw was the size of an animal that should have been in a zoo.” Landlord of the Bluebell pub, Gretton, Jim Caulfield, said: “People are talking about it but I’m not sure what to believe.” If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by <a href="http://www.blogger.c...00446165332341" rel="author" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); " title="author profile">Big Cats in Britain at 3:32 AM No comments:Links to this post Reactions: http://www.ballymone...-back-1-4265886 Balleymoney and Moyle Times Tuesday 25 September 2012 IS THE BIG CAT BACK? Published on Friday 14 September 2012 15:42FRESH reports that a large wild cat is roaming the north Antrim coastline have been circulating within the past week. 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 matter with a pinch of salt but dawn to dusk operations were carried out with helicopter and a police air support unit brought in such was the concern of the authorities. This week, the Times has spoken to a number of people one of whom said he had a definite sighting in the Stranocum area within the last few days. Mr. Eddie Donnelly from Ballintoy said he and a friend, Hugh Osborne, were returning home from a function in Armagh. At around 11.30 p.m. they were driving near Stranocum when they spotted a “large black thing on top of a wall.” “I had no doubt it was a big cat. It had a tail about a metre long and I said to Hugh ‘did you see that and he said yes.’ It definitely looked like a puma or panther,” Mr. Donnelly said. A couple of days later I got an email from Hugh to say that a large cat, possibly a puma, had been spotted near Ballymoney. “I also know that people have been woken in the middle of the night by howls. A torch was shone and it seems there’s no doubt it was a large animal which disappeared into the bushes.” Mr. Donnelly recalled the previous searches for what was believed to be two black cats in the north Antrim area and said he had been very sceptical about the stories, but this time he had no doubts. WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 http://www.lep.co.uk...cough-1-4958607 26th September 2012 Lancashire Evening Post The beast of Burscough Big cat hunters are on full alert after a man snapped a suspicious looking beast on a Lancashire railway line. Dave Stanhope was out walking his dog on Saturday when he spotted a large black animal on the tracks below. He says the creature was hunting and failed to notice him as he watched from a railway bridge above. It is the latest in a series of sightings of big cats in the Lancashire countryside over the past few years – with around 30 reported to police. Dave said: “When I first saw it, I thought it was a black Labrador that’s what attracted my attention because I have got one of those and because it was on the railway track. “But when I looked closer I could see it was a cat. It was perfectly still, staring into the embankment, obviously hunting for something. “When you look at the photographs you can see how big it is compared to the railway sleepers next to it.” He said there had been a lot of talk locally about a big cat in the area. “It’s pub lore round here. People say they have seen either a panther or a puma. “The last sighting was up near Tawd Vale Scout Camp on the way to Parbold. “It was not moving, so I made a noise and it looked round up at the bridge. It did not seem startled, just wary. Eventually it moved off along the line which heads towards Preston.” Cheryl Hudson, from Preston of the Big Cats in Britain organisation, said there have been many sightings in Lancashire and she has put in a freedom of information request to find out how many were reported to police. She said the cats tend to be territorial and frequent railway embankments and canal systems, which would explain the many sightings near Burscough. She said: “We have had many reports in the Preston area too. A train driver near Broughton saw one along the railway line. He’d just past the three-mile marker which puts it around Lightfoot Lane. We have had a few reports near there, Ingol and near Woodplumpton. It is possibly the same animal. “A man at Newsham Hall Lane was having a cup of tea when one came up to his patio window. That one has been seen a few times in the area. “We have had remains of sheep found in trees. There was one near Bilsborrow found in a tree there. “There have been reports near Hoghton and Bamber Bridge and there was a big cat seen in a tree in 2006 in fields near the motorway bridge Ribbleton.” She said the organisation has zoologists and scientists it can call upon to investigate incidents thoroughly and have used DNA tests to show what sort of cat has been in the area. Most sightings turn out to be feral cats. She added that some creatures have been set free by owners after the 1976 Dangerous Wild Animals Act made it illegal to keep big cats as pets. Ben Summerfield from Chorley is also a member of the group. He said: “The theory within the group is that there are leopards or pumas out there but most of the sightings turn out to be feral cats. “Ferals can grow quite large after a couple of generations in the wild because they have to hunt. It is probably that. “With prints, many turn out to be dog prints. The easiest way to tell is if there are claw marks. Big cats retract their claws when they are walking.” If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by Big Cats in Britain at 11:04 PM No comments: Links to this post Reactions: TUESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2012 http://www.dorsetech...big_cat_riddle/ Dorset Echo 22nd September 2012 By Emma Walker Dorset's big cat riddle 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. After talk of a lion on the prowl in Essex, the popular subject has resurfaced with Dorset named as a ‘hot spot’ for sightings by big cat experts. Experts claim that most people who spot a big cat do not contact police due to fears of not being taken seriously. 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 a large cat which ‘looks like a panther’ in the Powerstock, near Bridport. One caller claimed a ‘lioness’ was seen ‘lying in the grass’ in October 2008 in Sturminster Newton. While seven callers dialled to warn police after spotting a mysterious creature in the Weymouth area, three people reported sightings from Dorchester during the last five years. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “We encourage members of the public to take a common sense approach to any such incidents and to call the police non-emergency number, 101 in the first instance. “Dorset police urge people use the 999 number in an emergency, when a crime is in progress or life is at risk.” Big cat researcher and author Merrily Harpur said: “There have been a lot of big cat sightings reported in the county over the years. “Dorset is a hot spot for big cat sightings. “In the last couple of years I have been told of more than 300 sightings. “One of the interesting things about big cats in Britain is that they are very variable in their colours. “Around 85 per cent of sightings report a black cat but quite a few say they resemble a panther-like creature or are brown like a puma. “But there’s a whole range of other animals that vary in colour from brindled to gingery. “Anyone who glimpses these creatures for more than a few seconds is very lucky and I would urge people in that area to carry a camera.” She added: “There are a lot of big cats in Dorset and all over the country.” Big cat expert Mark Fraser, 49, who records big cat sightings, said: “The number reported to the police is a low number. Many do not talk to them about this because they are scared people will think they are crazy. “This year alone we have had hundreds of sighting across the UK but Dorset is a hot spot.” How beasts have made the news Over the years each sighting has added a new twist to the mystery of the Dorset big cat. In March 2010 a lamb was savaged in Bockhampton in what was believed to be a big cat attack. The ‘Beast of Bockhampton’ struck in a field close to Jean and Tony Waterman’s farm. A single lamb was taken from the Watermans’ flock and the behaviour of the sheep afterwards left the couple – who run Pine Lodge Farm and Tearooms in Bockhampton – suspecting they had been paid a visit by an unusual predator. Vet Duncan Reavell looked at a picture of a deer thought to have been killed by the predator in the same year and said a big cat could have been responsible. RSPCA shop worker Judy Paterson came across the carcass while walking her dog at Conygar Hill near Dorchester. In January 2004, Margery Hookings, former editor of the Bridport News, claimed to spot a big black cat while driving on the A3066 road between Melplash and Beaminster. The location is the same as a previous sighting by teenager Ashley Blanning, from Bridport, who witnessed a similar animal running down the field in September. In the same year, photographer Alan McNamee, of Bridport, had his first wild encounter. He is now convinced of the existence of the animal and set up a team ready to respond to sightings. Victoria Briggs, 31, of Weymouth, claims she saw a 'big black cat' in 2000 at Sea View Holiday Park in Preston while eating lunch with her mum. STORIES of big cats go back to the 1960s and 1970s when it was legal and fashionable to keep exotic animals as pets. Before the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the wealthy could take their lion, tiger or cheetah for a walk around the park without needing a licence. But the law was changed to protect the public and animals. DORSET Police have received a total of 53 reported sightings of big cats since 2006. In those five years 22 calls were made by those who had dialled 999 to report seeing a ‘big cat’. A total of 20 believers picked up the phone after claiming to see a ‘large cat’. While 11 told officers they had seen a ‘black panther’ in the county. If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by Big Cats in Britain at 3:35 AM No comments: Links to this post Reactions: http://www.northants...-stir-1-3701857 Northamptonshire Chronicle Panther sightings are causing a stir Published on Thursday 5 April 2012 08:55 Reported sightings of a panther-like cat are causing a stir in the north of the county. Several people in Gretton have reported seeing a large black animal in locations near the village. And, after speaking to people who claim to have seen the panther, villager Rob Clark is convinced their accounts are reliable. He said: “Everyone I spoke to is not, as far as I know, prone to flights of fancy or telling tall stories. “I’m convinced that these big cats do exist and that one, or more, has roamed around the fields and lanes of the village. Although I’m interested in this phenomenon, I wasn’t aware until recently that there had been any sightings in Gretton. Not only have there been sightings, there have been lots of them.” One of the earliest reports of a panther-like cat being seen dates back five years ago when a woman, who lives in the village, said she saw it on a track leading to Corby Road. She called her husband on her mobile phone and he met up with her and saw the animal too. They reported the incident to the police. More recent sightings have been reported in Station Road, from a back garden in Arnhill Road and near Manor Farm. Broadcaster and Evening Telegraph columnist Richard Oliff also saw the big black cat back in 2003 as he was driving with his partner along Gretton Brook Road, Corby, to their home in the village. He said: “Reports of recent sightings don’t surprise me. The big black cat we saw was the size of an animal that should have been in a zoo.” Landlord of the Bluebell pub, Gretton, Jim Caulfield, said: “People are talking about it but I’m not sure what to believe.” If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsin...lreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story. Posted by Big Cats in Britain at 3:32 AM No comments: Links to this post Reactions: http://www.ballymone...-back-1-4265886 Balleymoney and Moyle Times Tuesday 25 September 2012 IS THE BIG CAT BACK? Published on Friday 14 September 2012 15:42 FRESH reports that a large wild cat is roaming the north Antrim coastline have been circulating within the past week. 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 matter with a pinch of salt but dawn to dusk operations were carried out with helicopter and a police air support unit brought in such was the concern of the authorities. This week, the Times has spoken to a number of people one of whom said he had a definite sighting in the Stranocum area within the last few days. Mr. Eddie Donnelly from Ballintoy said he and a friend, Hugh Osborne, were returning home from a function in Armagh. At around 11.30 p.m. they were driving near Stranocum when they spotted a “large black thing on top of a wall.” “I had no doubt it was a big cat. It had a tail about a metre long and I said to Hugh ‘did you see that and he said yes.’ It definitely looked like a puma or panther,” Mr. Donnelly said. A couple of days later I got an email from Hugh to say that a large cat, possibly a puma, had been spotted near Ballymoney. “I also know that people have been woken in the middle of the night by howls. A torch was shone and it seems there’s no doubt it was a large animal which disappeared into the bushes.” Mr. Donnelly recalled the previous searches for what was believed to be two black cats in the north Antrim area and said he had been very sceptical about the stories, but this time he had no doubts. Edited October 2, 2012 by MASSY FERGUSON 2012 Quote Link to post
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