Big Cat Roundup 2008-02

Reports of sightings received by BCIB over the last week.

England

Dorset
Cranborne area – 18th January 2008, 4:20 pm. Two witnesses saw a large black cat run across the road about 20 yards in front of their car. It moved into the forest and they watched it walk off.

Gloucestershire
Cheltenham area – 12th January 2008. Two witnesses found a deer carcass that exhibited characteristics of being a big cat kill.

Forest of Dean – 14th January 2008, 5pm. A driver rounding a corner observed an animal on the verge, deer-size but lower to the ground, not a dog.

Minchinhampton area – 12th January 2008. A witness found huge pawprints in a dusting of snow on the edge of open ground. The prints were as big as her hand, and spacing indicated an animal much larger than most dogs.

Somerset
Williton – 12th January 2008. A witness reported that a big black cat was seen by several people as it was walking along a field hedgerow. It has been seen in this area twice before by the same witness, and deer remains have also been found.

Staffordshire
Lower Loxley area – 17th January 2008. A couple driving towards Stafford observed a big black cat, stalking through the grass in a field some 25-30 metres from the road.

Sussex
Brighton area – 25th December 2007. A witness saw a large black cat moving around the edge of a small wood on the south downs.

Wales
Monmouthshire – 30th December 2007. A witness driving along the A40 between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth observed a large black animal moving around and lying down in a field some distance from the road.