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2006

Britons Opting to Keep Unusual Pets at Home Gulf News: 31st December 2006
Big cat gallery Shropshire Star: 30th December 2006
Saving Animals in Danger - Both Native and Exotic Western Morning News: 30th December 2006
Britons Have Obsession for Strange Pets http://www.caymannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000099/009919.htm: 30th December 2006
Sightings of Big Cats Rocket in Past Month News Shopper: 30th December 2006
Two more big cats sighted in county Kent Messenger 30th December 2006
Exotic Animals in Lincolnshire Homes Lincolnshire Echo: 29th December 2006
Brits Own 500 Monkeys http://www.cartridgemonkey.com/news.php/articleid/18019794: 29th December 2006
Wild Animals Kept As Pets In The UK http://www.scouseveg.co.uk: 28th December 2006
Lions, Ostriches Among Pets in Britain http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=343912 - Western Auatralia: 28th December 2006
Animal Loving Britons opt for Strange Pets Financial Express - India: 28th December 2006
It’s a Jungle Out There Daily Star: 28th December 2006
On the Wild Side... Yorkshire Today: 28th December 2006
Pet owners go wild Independent Television News Limited 2006 – STV: 28th December 2006
Lions, Ostriches Among Pets in Britain http://www.smh.com.au/news - Australia: 28th December 2006
Private lives of UK's big cats Edinburgh Evening News: 28th December 2006
Lions and Tigers and Bison ... Oh My! http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/2006/12/28/3039971-sun.html - Canada: 27th December 2006
Opting for For Strange Pets Channel Islands Netscape: 27th December 2006
Pet Owners go Wild ITV News: 27th December 2006
Animal Loving Britons opt for Strange Pets http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3912655a4560.html - New Zealand: 27th December 2006
UK Animal Lovers Hanker after Exotic Pets iol.ca.za – South Africa - Reuters: 27th December 2006
Tigers and Lions as Pets Independent Television News Limited 2006 – Channel 4: 27th December 2006
Brits Keep Lions and Tigers as Pets Manchester Evening News: 27th December 2006
Animal Loving Britons opt for Strange Pets Hemel Hempstead Today: 27th December 2006
It’s a Jungle out there! Daily Mail: 27th December 2006
Lions, Tigers and Leopards Kept as Pets The Guardian: 27th December 2006
Pet Lion Numbers Revealed Skye News: 26th December 2006
Big Cats and Snakes Take Root in Sheds The Gaurdian: 26th December 2006
Twelve Lions Kept as Pets in UK The Metro: 26th December 2006
Big Cat Suspected of Killing Deer BBC Gloucestershire News: 26th December 2006
Survey Reveals Over 150 "Big Cats" (+ 2000 ostriches, 500 monkeys and 250 poisonous snakes) in private hands December BCIB Press release 2006
As seen from above this was picked up nationally and internationally - click HERE for more international reports.
Big Cat Sighting Not First Scarborough Today: 15th December 2006
Small Spectator, Big Game in Africa The Times Online: 7th December 2006
Is The Beast Back Milton Keynes Citizen: 7th December 2006
Evidence of Big Cat Hartlepool Mail: 6th December 2006
Wildcat Sightings Sussex County Times: 5th December 2006
Could County Big Cats be Off-Spring of Zoo Escapee Lincolnshire Echo: 4th December 2006
On the Prowl for North-East’s Big Cats The Northern Echo: 4th December 2006
Big Cat Sighted West Mercia Police Press Release: 1st December 2006
Does Big Cat Really Exist Hartlepool Mail: 1st December 2006
Black Panther 'Spotted' in Whitnash Leamington Spa Today: 30th November 2006
Sightings Roll in for Mystery Moors Beast Whitby Gazette: 30th November 2006
Big Black Cat Seen Again Shropshire Star: 29th November 2006
Large Black Cat Spotted by PC Shropshire Star: 29th November 2006
Police Search After Big Cat Seen BBC News: 27th November 2006
Panther Seen Again! Whitby Today: 24th November 2006
Second Sighting of Big Cat Shropshire Star: 22nd November 2006
Another Panther Spotting Whitby Gazette: 20th November 2006
‘Big cat’ Seen by Dog Walker Shropshire Star: 19th November 2006
Black Panther is Spotted Whitby Gazette: 16th November 2006
Wolds Panther on Rothwell Doorstep, Says Resident Market Rasen Mail: 15th November 2006
Big Cat Hunt Hartlepool Mail: 14th November 2006
Easy to get Caught up in a Cat Flap Daily Telegrapgh: 11th November 2006
Giant Paw Print Mystery Evening Star: 11th November 2006
Beast Caught on Camera is a Dog, Insists Animal Expert Brentwood Gazette: 8th November 2006
Big Cat on the Prowl at Wallington Morpeth Herald: 8th November 2006
Boy's in 'Big Cat' Terror The Forester: 2nd November 2006
'Don't Believe All the Big Cat Scare Stories.' The Forester: 2nd November 2006
Black Cat Seen The Forester: 2nd November 2006
Jaguar Escape Gives Park Fright BBC News: 27th October 2006
Dog Walker sees ‘Big Cat’ Prowling at Farm Diss Express: 27th October 2006
Essex Big Cat Caught on Camera Radio Essex FM: 27th October 2006
'Big Cat' Turns out to be Average-sized Dog Chester Chronicle: 27th October 2006
Animal Carcass Found After Big Cat Sightings Brentwood Gazette: 25th October 2006
Police Continue Big Cat Search BBC News: 25th October 2006
Air search After 'Big Cat' Report BBC News: 25th October 2006
'Panther Prowled into my Lounge' icSouthLondon: 20th October 2006
I Saw Panther and Fled on my Buggy Gloucestershire Echo: 20th October 2006
‘I Saw Big Cat on my Wild Walk.’ Gloucestershire Echo: 12th October 2006
Big Cat Sighting Reports Come In Oxfordshire Mail: 12th October 2006
Mother Catches Image of Big Cat Oxford Mail: 10th October 2006
Big Cats on the Loose Oxford Mail: 4th October 2006
Big Cat 'Sightings' Split Opinion News Shopper: 1st October 2006
Visitor Spots Panther in a Field near Ulverston North West Evening Mail: 27th September 2006
Woman in Big Cat Claim. Leicestershire Mercury: 26th September 2006
A Big Cat in Smallford? The Herts Advertiser: 26th September 2006
Black Leopards Seen Near Shops News Shopper: 25th September 2006
Beast is Back Welwyn & Hatfield Times: 20th September 2006
Big Cat Sightings Boost Survey Oxford Mail: 19th September 2006
Zoo Auctions Tiger Poo This is London/Evening Standard: 19th September 2006
Almost 6,000 Big Cat Sightings in UK Since 2000 Press Association: 18th September 2006
Wild Animals on the Increase This is Lancashire: 18th September 2006
Crocodiles, Big Cats and Wolves: It's a Jungle in the Countryside The Times: 18th September 2006
Cat Beast and His 5,930 Pals Halifax Courier: 18th September 2006
OVER 10,000 Wild Animals Loose in the UK Buena Vista Home Entertainment: 18th September 2006
Cat Beast and His 5,930 Pals Halifax Courier: 18th September 2006
Exotic Wildlife in every Corner of 'Warming' UK Birmingham Evening Post: 18th September 2006
Big Cat Sightings Again in Cirencester Wiltshire & Gloustershire Standard: 17th September 2006
It's a (sort of) Jungle out there BBC News: 16th September 2006
Cat the Size of a ‘Labrador’ Spotted Farnham Herald: 15th September 2006
Big Cat Spotted Whitby Today: 13th September 2006
Enough Trouble with Foxes’ – NFU Leader Evening Leader: 12th September 2006
Bid to reintroduce lynx and wolf to countryside Mega Star: 12th September 2006
The Lynx Effect This is London/Evening Standard: 12th September 2006
Hunt is on for the Beast of Badcox Frome & Somerset Standard: 7th September 2006
Another Sighting of the Big Black Cat Burton Mail: 4th September 2006
Has the 'Big Cat' Struck Again? This is Local London: 1st September 2006
Big Cat Steak-Out Welwyn and Hatfield Times: 31st August 2006
Beast of Sedgemoor Proof Bridgwater Mercury: 29th August 2006
Ipswich Big Cat Sightings on the Increase Evening Star: 25th August 2006
New 'Big Cat' Sighting in Burston Diss Express: 25th August 2006
The Hunt is on as Big Cat is Sighted Doncaster Free Press: 16th August 2006
Steak-out in Big Cat Territory Evening Star: 16th August 2006
Is the Beast Back? Evening Star: 16th August 2006
Hunt for the 'Beast of Sedgemore.' Bridgewater Maercury: 16th August 2006
More 'Big Cat' Sightings The Westmoreland Gazette: 11th August 2006
More Big Cats Sightings in East Herts Welwyn and Hatfield Times: 10th August 2006
Friends Ran in Fear After Seeing Big Cat This is Devon: 11th August 2006
The Hunt is on as Big Cat is Sighted Doncaster Free Press: 10th August 2006
Is This a Sighting of the Beast of Bawtry or a Big Dog? Sheffield Star: 9th August 2006
Mysterious Cat is Spotted in Belper Belper News: 9th August 2006
Big Black Animal 'Bared its Fangs' The Westmoreland Gazette: 4th August 2006
Is There a Big Cat Loose in the County East Herts Herald: 3rd August 2006
Residents Hear Sound of the ‘Beast.’ Welwyn and Hatfield Times: 2nd August 2006
Tiger Spotted in North Yorkshire UK Yahoo News: 31st July 2006

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Wild Cat Killed Lambs Scarborough Evening News: 28th July 2006
Nurse Spots 'Big Black Cat' Westmorland Gazette: 28th July 2006
Beast to Blame for Turkey Feast. Welwyn & Hatfield Times: 26th July 2006
'Panther’ In Sheep Raid. Daily Mirror: 25th July 2006
Has a Big Black Cat Crossed Your Path South Shropshire Journal: 28th July 2006
I Thought I Saw A Pussycat…. Evening Herald 25th July 2006
Big Cat Sightings Increase Evening Herald 25th July 2006
Police Investigate Mystery Animal Sightings The Scotsman: 24th July 2006
Night Time Encounter With a Black Beast West Country News: 20th July 2006
TV Crew Joins the Hunt for Mystery Beast Welwyn & Hatfield Times: 19th July 2006
Was That a Puma I Saw in the Field. Gloucestershire Echo: 17th July
Bid to Film Britain's Big Cats Annova: 14th July 2006
Big Cat Watch This is York: 14th July 2006
Search For ‘Big Cats’ Begins With Appeal for News of Sightings. Exeter Express & Echo: 13th July 2006
Val Sees ‘Puma-size’ Animal in a Field. Express & Echo: 13th July 2006
Giant Cat Attacks Woman In Garden Ripley & Heanor News: 13th July 2006
Big Cat Spotted. Sussex Express: 13th July 2006
Alstonefield - Country Diary The Guardian: 11th July 2006
Rutland Panther on the Prowl Again Rutland Times: 6th July 2006
If there are Big Cats Roaming, then these Experts Will Find Them Dartmouth Chronicle: 30th June 2006
Big Cat and Seal – Whatever Next? Gloucestershire Citizen 29th June 2006
‘Tiger‘ Story Spreads Selby Post: 29th June 2006
Tune in for the Big Broad-Cats West Press: 28th June 2006
'Wolf-Like' Creature Terrifies Motorists. icCannock: 28th June 2006
Bubbly for cat ‘Bagger’ Selby Times: 28th June 2006
Armed Police in Search for Big Cat Selby Times: 27th June 2006
Big Cat Sightings on the Wild Side. This is Devon: 26th June 2006
'Tiger' on loose in North Yorkshire Annova: 26th June 2006
More Reports of Tiger on the Loose BBC News: 26th June 2006
Televised Hunt For Big Cats Evening Herald: 26th June 2006
TV Goes on the Trail of Big Cats. Western Morning News: 26th June 2006
RAF Hunt Tiger Daily Record: 24th June 2006
RAF Help Tiger Hunt Daily Mirror: 24th June 2006
Tiger Hunt Begins After Police Are Told of Two Sightings The Independant: 24th June 2006
‘Puma’ is Seen on the Prowl. Express & Echo: 24th June 2006
Region is Sightings Hotspot Express & Echo: 24th June 2006
TV Series Aiming to Discover if Mystery Big Cats Really Exist Express & Echo: 24th June 2006
On the Trail of the Beast of Bolton. Bolton Evening News: 23rd June 2006
Tiger-Like Cat Spotted Twice Within Days Bridport News: 23rd June 2006
Tiger spotted in N Yorkshire? ITN News: 23rd June 2006
Tiger Alert Channel 4 News: 23rd June 2006
Bengal Cat Theory After 'Tiger' Sighting Sparks Armed Response. Yorkshire Post: 23rd June 2006
Police Investigate 'Tiger' Sightings in Yorkshire Countryside Press Association: 23rd June 2006
Police Alert Over 'Tiger' Reports. BBC News 23rd June 2006
Big Cat Seen. Gloucestershire Citizen: 22nd June 2006
Big Cat Was Not A Puma This is Devon: 21st June 2006
The Beast of Bolton Has Surfaced Again. Bolton Evening News: 20th June 2006
Woman Having Kittens After Big, Black Cat Sighting. Western Morning News: 20th June 2006
‘Tiger‘ Sighting. Selby Post: 20th June 2006
Heat Prompt's More Big Cat Sightings. Diss Express: 16th June 2006
The Purley Puma - Mystery of Big Black Cat on the Prowl. Reading Chronicle: 15th June 2006
‘Report Sightings To Us’ Urges Big Cat Expert Welwyn & Hatfield Times: 14th June 2006
Mystery of the missing lynx! Welwyn & Hatfield Times: 14th June 2006
Scorn Poured on 'Big Cat' Stories Hucknall Today: 8th June 2006
Late Night "Black Panther" Terror Derbyshire Times: 8th June 2006
The Beast of Selby? Certainly Not York Evening Express: 1st June 2006
Big Cat Sightings Continue To Baffle Western Morning News: 1st June 2006
Unexpected Shock for Brixham Western Morning News: 1st June 2006
Back Garden Big Cats Are Approved by Magistrates The Times: 31st May 2006
Man Wins Right To Keep Leopard In Garden Ananova News: 31st May 2006
Monster on the Moors Western Morning News: 31st May 2006
Big Cat Seen In Back Garden Western Morning News: 27th May 2006
Local Paper caught out by Cuddly Toy! Press Release - Chris Moiser: 27th May 2006
'Cats Spooked My Horse, Not Deer' Ivybridge Gazette: 26th May 2006
Second Sighting of Big Cat in the Area Okehampton Today: 25th May 2006
Toddler Clawed By Feral Cat The Advertiser: 25th May 2006
Motorist Spots Panther In A Field Diss Express: 23rd May 2006
Man snaps `the beast of Selby' York Evening Express: 22nd May 2006
Are These The Prints Of Big Cat On Loose Gloucestershire Echo: 22nd May 2006
Ten Tors Treck Flushed Out Moor’s Big Cat Express and Echo: 19th May 2006
'Sighting of Big Cat Led to Accident Plymouth Evening Herald: 18th May 2006
Two More Big Cat Sightings Western Morning News: 18th May 2006
West Lancs' Big Cat spotted again Ormskirk Advertiser: 18th May 2006
New Fen Tiger Sighting by M11 Cambridgeshire Evening News: 18th May 2006
Could There be a Lynx on Loose Gloucestershire Citizen: 12th May 2006
Big Cat Seen For the Third Time BBC News 11th May 2006
Sighting Launches Big Cat Hunt in Evesham Birmingham Post: 11th May 2006
Hunting For Signs of the Beast of Balsham Haverhill Echo: 11th May 2006
The Lynx Effect Cambridgeshire Evening News: 10th May 2006
Huge Print Mean A Puma Not A Pet Gloucestershire Evening News: 9th May 2006
New Panther Sighting Rutland Times: 5th May 2006
Big Cat Spotted Gloucestershire Echo: 3rd May 2006
'Panther-like' Animal Sighted Next to the A31 Daily Echo: 2nd May 2006
Amazing Sight of Two Black Cats Kidderminster Shuttle: 20th April 2006
What Does Big Cat Eat? Bolton Evening News: 20th April 2006
Another Sighting of Puma-type 'Big Cat' Hucknall Despatch: 20th April 2006
Was Lamb Killed by the Beast of Riber? Matlock Mercury: 19th April 2006
Beast of Bolton May Not Be alone! Bolton Evening News: 18th April 2006
Fact, Fiction or a Hoax? Publication Unknown: 17th April 2006
Big Cat Worries Lincolnshire Echo: 17th April 2006
Have you seen the Beast of Bolton? Bolton Evening News: 14th April 2006
We’ve Seen The Beast of Essex Bucks Free Press: 13th April 2006
Mystery Of Prints Found At Golf Course Kidderminster Shuttle: 13th April 2006
County Is Hotspot For Big Cat Spotting Dorset Echo: 12th April 2006
Beast is Back Whitehaven News: 5th April 2006
Don't Be Beastly Over Dress Sense Leicestershire Mercury: 3rd April 2006
Big Cat Sightings Return to the Fore Diss Express: 3rd April 2006
Record Big Cat Reports To Police. Wiltshire and Cirencester Standard: 3rd April 2006
Have You Seen the Beast of Bolton? Bolton Evening News: April 2006
Black Panther Sighted Lincolnshire Echo: 1st April 2006
Experts Convinced By Herald 'Puma' Articles Tamworth Herald: 30th March 2006
I Saw A Big Cat Roaming Free Tamworth Herald: 30th March 2006
National Conference Seeks Truth Farmers Weekly: 30th March 2006
If You Go Down To the Woods Today. Leicestershire Mercury: 29th March 2006
I helped Raise Chase Big Cat Cannock Chase & Burntwood Post: 29th March 2006
Man Finds Beasts Skull Cannock Chase & Burntwood Post: 29th March 2006
Make Big Cats Official. Northampton Chronicle & Echo: 28th March 2006
We Believe Big Cats Exist - Delegates Leicester Mercury: 27th March 2006
Proof That the Black Beast Exists? Gloucestershire Citizen: 25th March 2006
Danger! ... Fierce Cat-Out The Sun: 24th March 2006
Big Cats on the Prowl Lincolnshire Echo: 24th March 2006
The Beast Lincolnshire Echo: 24th March 2006
The Million Collar Question BBC News: 24th March 2006
Wardens Capture Fake Lion Annova: 24th March 2006
Mystery Big Cats Book Look Local: 24th March 2003
Where the Wild Things Are The Guardian: 23rd March 2006
Big Cat Skull Discovery Look Local: 23rd March 2006
Is This the Beast of South Cheshire. Crewe Chronicle: 23rd March 2006
Conference Is On the Trail of the Big Cat Market Harborough Maiol: 23rd March 2006
Paws For Thought Over Cat Sightings icCannock: 23rd March 2006
"Have You Seen the 'Leopard'? Biggleswade Chronicle: 23rd march 2006
Seeing Is Believing The Guardian: 22nd March 2006
I Came Face to Face With the Beast’ Publication Unknown: 22nd March 2006
On the Prowl in Cumbria? News & Star: 22nd March 2006
Report Reveals New Proof of Big Cats Western Morning News: 22nd March 2006
Lenny Is Latest Big Cat Sighting West Country – online: 21st March 2006
Truth About the Beccles Lynx EDP online: 21st March 2006
Man Banned From Keeping Leopards In His Peckham Garden Lifestyle Extra: 20th March 2006
Beasts on the Prowl Birmingham Evening Post: 19th March 2006
As a national conference on Big Cats takes place in Northants, we ask if you've ever seen one. BBC Northamptonshire March 2006
On the trail of Gloucestershire's Big Cat BBC Gloucestershire March 2006
Sightings Of Big Cats On Increase in Britain icBirmingham: 17th March 2006
'More and More' Big Cats Roaming the UK Countryside Copyright Press Association: 17th March 2006
Wildlife Experts Paws For Thought on Puma Rumour Leicester Mercury: 17th March 2006
Big Cats? Every Village Should Have One The Telegraph: 17th March 2006
That's No Tabby, It's A Wild Cat On Prowl Lancashire Evening Post: 17 March 2006
Is A Panther Or Other Big Cat Stalking Suffolk? Evening star: 16th March 2006
Proof of the Wild Panther? Tamworth Herald: 16th March 2006
Big Cat Sightings Are Growing. The Shropshire Star: 16th March 2006
Big Cat Legends 'Are Real' Manchester – online: 16th March 2006
Sightings of Big Cats Rise Amid Signs of Breeding. The Scotsman: 16th March 2006
SW claws To Top of Big Cats List BBC News: 16th March
Increased Sightings of Big Cats BBC News: 16th March 2006
Rise In Big Cats Sightings The Argos: 16th March 2006
Wildlife Group Claims Evidence of Panthers Living On the Loose Yorkshire Today: 16th March 2006
New Evidence Of Big Cats Somerset Guardian: 15th March 2006
Television Pounces on Puma Mystery Hartlepool Mail: 14th March 2006
Bookkeeper Spots Panther Gazette & Herald: 9th March 2006
Museum Displays Big Cat Footprint Warickshiregov.uk: 7th March 2006
Is Big Cat Still On Prowl? Halifax Today: 6th March 2006
Paw Print Typical’ Says Big Cat Fan Gloucestershire Citizen: 6th March 2006
Purring Prowler Seen Again Henley News On-line: 2nd March 2006
What Exactly is 'THe Hellhound of Helston'? Source unknown: 2nd March 2006
How You Can Spot the Big Cat - Without Getting Mauled Ormskirk Advertiser: March 2nd 2006
Was it a Puma? Hartlepool Mail: 1st March 2006
The Killer Cambridgeshire News: 28th February 2006
Big Cat on the Prowl Ormskirk Advertiser: February 23rd 2006
Beast of Barford Will Make its Mark. IC Coventry Network: 23rd February 2006
Bigfoot or Big Cat - Frenzy Continues. Cannock Chase Post: 22nd February 2006
Wolds Panther Spotted on the Prowl Near You Louth Leader: 22nd February 2006
Beast of Bexley The Mirror: 20th February 2006
Mystery Beast On Prowl Northwest Evening Mail: 20th February 2006
Big Cat Expert Investigates Cornish Times: 17th February 2006
Dog Walker Is Shocked By Giant Cat Sighting Bath Chronicle: 16th February 2006
Beast Caught in Headlights Ormskirk Advertiser: 16th February 2006
‘Panther’ Was Sunning Itself In Roadside Field. Gloucestershire Citizen: 15th February 2006
Beast Captured On Camera In Garden News Shopper: 14th February 2006
I saw Beast of Bexley Myself. News Shopper: 11th February 2006
Big Cat Prime Suspect As Animals Disappear. Herts & Essex News 9th February 2006
Big Cat Fright for Dog Rescuers Skelmersdale Advertiser: 9th February 2006
Dog Walker Sights Beast Source unknown: February 2006
Dorset – Big Cats Dorset Echo: 7th February 2006
Exclusive Big Cat Sighting on Ventnor Downland. Solent News: 5th February 2006
Big Cat Memory Ormskirk Advertiser: 2nd February 2006
Lakeland Big Cat. The Westmorland Gazette: 31st January 2006
Big Cats: They do exist! Look Local: 26th January 2006
Beast of Bucks Prowls Chequers This Is Local London: 26th January 2006.
Big Black Creature Spotted by College. This is Somerset: 26th January 2006
Big Cat Strikes Again North Shropshire Chronicle: 26th January 2006
Big Cat Back On Prowl Ormskirk Advertiser: 26th January 2006
Cat On The Prowl Again. Brixham News: 25th January 2006
Black Beast Shock for Kevin Asbourne News & Telegraph: 25th January 2006
Fur is Flying as Experts Try to Explain A Sighting of the Beast of Bexley. News Shopper: 24th January 2006
Panther Alert Redditch Advertiser: 22nd January 2006
Big Cat Sightings Look Local: 22nd January 2006
Record big cat reports to police Cirencester Today: 20th January 2006
Back On The Prowl. Banbury Today: 19th January 2006
Conference Will Delve Into Black Cat Mystery Northants News: 17th January 2006
Big Cat Mystery. North Shropshire Chronicle: 16th January 2006
Fresh Beast Sighting Re-opens Old Riddle. Wakefield Today: 13th January 2006.
`Beast' Spotted Again. Huddersfield Daily Examiner: 13th January 2006.
The Day Big Cats Escaped Look Local: 12th January 2006
Searching For Big Cats. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph: 12th January 2006.
Walker Comes Face To Face With Wild Cat, By Sara Nelson. NewsShopper: 10th January 2006.
Big Cats On Loose In Cumbria. The Whitehaven News: 9th January 2006.
Zoologist Searches for 'Beast of Bodmin' And Other Big Cat Sightings. Western Morning News: 7th January 2006
Is The Beast Back? By Maria Thompson. The Harborough Mail: 5th January 2005
`Saddleworth Beast's A Bobcat' By James Ferguson. Oldham Advertiser: 4th January 2006