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Recent 'Sightings' Across the Westcountry
Western Morning News: 27th May 2008
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Mysterious sightings and animal attacks crop up regularly in the pages of the WMN. These are some recent "big cat" sightings:
In August 2003, a vet concluded a horse had been attacked by a large cat in South Brent, South Devon. Mischief, a palomino, was left with severe bite and claw wounds.
In January 2004, a farmer found a mauled sheep between Helston and Gweek in West Cornwall. Mike Thomas, who used to run Newquay Zoo, blamed a big cat.
In May 2004, paw marks left in sand at RAF St Mawgan, near Newquay, measuring two-and-a-half inches in diameter, were logged as part of a scientific investigation into wild cat sightings by servicemen in April.
In November 2005, a delivery driver said he saw a "puma" in a country lane in Dunchideock, near Exeter.
In August 2007, a number of witnesses saw a fawn-coloured big cat in Bodmin.
In January 2008, a dog walker believed a big cat left the carcass of a sheep in woodland in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset.
Do you have any information on the above reports. Were you the person
involved, or are you aware of any more sightings in this area. We would appreciate any information that you could
give us.
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