Welsh News

Welsh Big Cat News

Oldest Welsh clipping on file so far is January 1998.
(A free years membership to anyone who can produce 12 news clippings from Wales that are not shown below).

2008

Call for Big Cat Sighting Llanelli Star: 25th September 2008
Mums Sight a Big Cat on the Taff Trail South Wales Echo: 2nd July 2008
Dozens of Big Cat Sightings Across N Wales Daily Post: 26th June 2008
Beast Of Borth is Back Cambrian News: 7th May 2008
Second lynx spotted prowling in Radnorshire County Times Gazette: 21st February 2008
Fishermen Claim to Have Seen a Puma on Anglesey Holyhead Anglesey Mail: 11th February 2008
Big Cat Spotted was Probably a Lynx, Experts Claim County Times Gazette, Welshpool: 8th February 2008

2007

Waunlwyd Beast Seen on the Prowl by Dog Walker icwales: 29th November 2007
Good Luck for Builders as Big Cat Crosses Their Path Icwales (Gwent Gazette): 22nd November 2007
Appeal to Assembly Over Big Cat Hotel http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk: 17th August 2007
Leopard Breeding Looks Unlikely This is South Wales: 18th July 2007
I Came Face to Face With a Big Cat in Swansea Valley South Wales Evening Post: 29th June 2007

2006

Survey Reveals Over 150 "Big Cats" (+ 2000 ostriches, 500 monkeys and 250 poisonous snakes) in private hands. BCIB Press release: Dcember 25th 2006
Beware: Big Cat is on the Prowl Western Mail: 27th November 2006
Police Issue Big Cat Alert Wales on Sunday: 26th November 2006
Police Issue Warning Over Big Cats Tindle Newspapers Ltd: 24th November 2006
Police Warn of ‘Big Cat’ in Hills BBC News: 23rd November 2006
New Credibility Being Given to North Wales Big Cat Sightings Denbigshire Free Press: 11th November 2006
Experts Certain of Big Cats Roaming the Hills. This is South Wales: 30th June 2006
Police Marksmen Alerted Following Attack By Big Cat This is southwales: 22nd June 2006
'Black Panther' Spotted in Field. Bucks Free Press: 15th June 2006
Big Cat Sighting in Back Garden. Carmarthen Journal: 14th June 2006
N.Wales Named Big Cat Hot-Spot Daily Post: 16th March 2006
Study backs big cat rise in Wales BBC News: 16th March 2006

2005

Golfing Hyena, Just Dog, Say Police. ic Wales: 22nd December 2005
'Hyena' Spotted By Police Officers Just A Dog, By Robin Turner.. ic Wales: 22nd December 2005
'White Hyena' Spotted At Golf Range. ic Wales: 22nd December 2005
Big cat claims inconclusive. Cambrian News : 21st December 2005.
Experts Fail To Identify Killer Beast. South Wales Evening Post: 19th December 2005
Fascination With Big Cats. Evening Post (Wales) 10th December 2005.

Police Backtracking Over Big Cat Claims. South Wales Evening Post: 6th December 2005
Big Cat 'Proof' Rejected, By Tomos Livingstone. Western Mail: 3rd December 2005
DNA Tests Prove That We Do Have Mountain Lions . Daily Express: 2nd December 2005
Approach The Beast With Caution, By Paul Lewis. Daily Post: 2nd December 2005

DNA Proof That “Beast” Is Real. The Northern Echo: 1st December 2005
Expert identifies the 'Baglan Beast' By Paul Lewis. Daily Post: 1st December 2005
Baglan Beast is a Real Big Cat, By Paul Lewis. South Wales Evening Post: 30th November 2005.
Experts Hunt For Beast Of Baglan, By Paul Lewis. Daily Post: 25th November 2005.
Cast May Confirm Cat Claim, By Paul Lewis. Daily Post: 23rd November 2005
Armed Police Search For Big Cat On Prowl.. Cardigan Today: 23rd November 2005.
Goat Reburied . Daily Post: 3rd November 2005
Big Cat Link After Goat's Killing. Daily Post: 28th October 2005.
Was Welsh Poet Right About Lynx Legend? By Darren Devine. Western Mail: 12th October 2005
'Beast Of Cwmbran Is Just A Cuddly Toy, By Robin Turner. Western Mail: 27th September 2005
"Silly Season." Evening Post (Wales): 27th August 2005.
Welsh 'Panther' Picture Is A Fake? South Wales Argus: 21st June 2005
Does This Solve The Mystery Of The `Big Cat'? Western Telegraph: 11th May 2005
'It's Out There'. Caernarfon Herald: 28th April 2005
Teenager Spots Big Cat 'Bigger Than a Rottweiler' Neath Guardian: 25th April 2005
Photographer's Big Cat Shock, By Andy Doyle. South Wales Argos: 18th April 2005
Panther Prowls Gwent, By Nathan Bevan. Wales On Sunday: 17th April 2005
Is Cat Really A Panther? The Sun: 16th April 2005
The Beast Of Cwmbran, By Richard Smith. Daily Mirror: 16th April 2005

2004

Puma Hunters Target Wales. BBC News: 16th September 2004
Experts Shoo Claim Of Big Cat Sighting, By Gareth Morgan . Western Mail: 11th September 2004
Family Captures 'Big Cat' On Film. BBC News: 10th September 2004
Police Marksen On Trail Of Killer Big-Cat. Western Morning News: 7th April 2004.
Prowling Beast Was 'A Black Leopard' By Matt Withers. Daily Post ( Wales): 6th April 2004
Big Cat Hunt In North Wales, By Matt Withers. Daily Post: 5th April 2004.
Large Black Cat Spotted Inside RAF Mawgan. RAF Mawgnan Press Release: 5th April 2004
Tiger-Hunt Police Catch A Menagerie. Western Mail: 10th March 2004
Shoot Big Cats - On Film' By Robin Turner. The Western Mail: 2nd January 2004.
'Beast Of Bont' Bites Leg Off Rare Lamb, By Gareth Morgan. Western Mail: 8th January 2004.

2003

Big Cats On The Prowl. Fortean Times: March 2003
Dog's Death Puts Wales On Alert for Big Cats, By Charles Goldsmith. Wall Street Journal: 7th February 2003.
Big Cat Mystery Unsolved As Tests On Killed Dog Reveal Badger Hairs, By Catherine Jones. The Western Mail: 31st January 2003.
Assembly Steps Up Hunt For `Big Cat' Evidence, By Steve Dube. The Western Mail: 31st January 2003.
Big Cat Ruled Out Over Dog Attack, By Rachel Williams. P A News 29th January 2003.
Reading The Entrails Spells Big Cat, But Sceptics Say Only Seeing Is Believing. The Western Mail: 27th January 2003.
Tracker Warns Of Tragedy If More Isn't Done To Catch Big Cats. The Anamolist Newsline: 23rd January 2003.
Marksmen Hunt Down 'Cat Beast Daily Post: 21st January 2003.
Big Cat Eludes Hunt. Sky News: 20th January 2003.
Welsh Police Scramble Chopper After Big Cat Sighting, By Rachel Williams. The Scotsman: 19th January 2003.
Welsh Farmers Proof Of Big Cat. South Wales Argos via thisisGwent: 17th January 2003.
Another Big Cat Sighting On The Welsh - English Border. Shropshire Star: 16th January 2003
Big Cat Experts Find Paw Prints. Shropshire Star: 14th January 2003.

Big Cat Seen By Two Officers. Shropshire Star: 13th January 2003.
Are Panthers Roaming Wales? By Gordon Raynor. Daily Mail: 11th January 2003.
Tests On DNA After 'Big Cat' Killing. BBC News: 11th January 2003.
More Sightings Of Welsh Killer Big Cat. The Western Mail: 10th January 2003.
A Big Cat Believed To Be Roaming The Carmarthenshire Countryside Has Been Spotted Again, By Vicky Shaw . The Western Mail: 9th January 2003.
Tests On Dog In Fears Of Big Cat. The Shropshire Star: 9th January 2003.
Police On Alert For Return Of `Big Cat' By Steve Dube. The Western Mail: 9th January 2003.
Beware The Beast. Daily Post: 8th January 2003.
Mystery Big Cat Linked To Death Of Welsh Farm Dog. icWales.com: 8th January 2003.
Assembly Drafts In 'Big Cat' Expert. BBC News: 8th January 2003.
Armed Police Lie In Wait For Black Beast Of Llangadog, By Simon de Bruxelles. Publication unknown: 8th January 2003.
Puma-like Cat Kills Farm Dog Yorkshire Today: 7th January 2003
Armed Police In Hunt For Killer Cats. Shropshire Star: 7th January 2003.
Big Cat Kills Dog In Wales. BBC News: 5th January 2003.

2001

Beware of the big cats. 5th September, 2001: Publication Unknown.
Don't Stalk Rampaging Killer Cats. Mirror: 29th January 2001

2000

Beast Is Back. The Mirror: 14th October 2000.
Village In Fear As Black Panther Mauls Boy, 11. Daily Express: August 26th 2000.
Hunt For The Panther. Western Daily Press: August 28th 2000
Villagers Warned After Big Cat Mauls Boy Playing In Field. Publication and exact date unknown
On The Trail Of The Beast Of Trellech - Milko Dan On Hunt. Publication Unknown: 26th August 2000
Hunt Still On For 'Panther' Attacker. Publication unknown: 26th August 2000
Police 'Big Cat' Warning. 25th August, 2000. Publication Unknown.
Big Cat Sightings: Police Issue Alert. This Is Gwent: 21st August 2000
Fruit-eating Ring-tailed Lemur On The Loose. Western Mail: 20th July 2000
Another Big Cat Sighting On The Welsh - English Border. Shropshire Star: 18th January 2003.
Big Cat Sightings Not Just Another Shaggy-dog Story. Publication Unknown: 15th February 2000

1999

Fresh Sighting Of 'Big Cat'. Carmathen Journal: 8th September 1999.
Puma On The Loose. Trinity: August 17th 1999

1998

Beast Of Eithenog Woods North Wales Chronicle: July 3rd 1998
Large Wild Cat Seen In Wales. Western Morning News: 14th January 1998

1995

Wild Cat Strike Daily Telegraph: 21st November 1995