MYSTERY CAT-RELATED NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived in some way by us, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. However the mystery cat phenomenon is a global one, so here are some mystery cat, and mystery cat-related stories from around the world...
Another big cat enters Sadgaon
Times of India
NASHIK: In less than 24 hours since a leopard killed a seven- year- old girl in Naitale, Niphad, another one was located in More Mala in Sadgaon near Girnare at 11.30 am on Saturday. But apart from inflicting minor scratches on a small boy, ...

Lion Man warned ministers of cat danger
Stuff.co.nz
Government ministers and departments were warned a tragedy was "inevitable" at a Northland big cat reserve – shortly before a handler was mauled to death. A three-day coronial inquiry starts in Whangarei on June 12, more than three years after Dalu ...

Valparai tiger loses battle
Times of India
A postmortem on Saturday evening linked its death to a bad meal the big cat had a few hours before it went to retrieve the remains of a previous kill it left behind two days ago in the cowshed. The tiger, according to the postmortem report, ...

Cougar on prowl in Buda? Sighting reported near Onion Creek
Hays Free Press
Though Rodriguez and her husband did not photograph the big cat, they're in good company among Kyle and Buda folks who have reported sightings in recent times. Mountain lions, also known as cougars, panthers and pumas, are said to be spreading out from ...

Lions on the brink
Reporter-Times
Even people who are not expert at biology or the environment probably recognize that many of the world's species of large cats are in danger of extinction. But lions? These large and formidable predators do not readily come to mind when one thinks of ...

Mountain lion spotted in East Haddam
WTNH
First thing in the morning I see this large brown cat, with a long tail cross in front of me," said Olzacki. "At first, the First Selectman Mark Walters and I thought, people are going to think our nuts. We need to release something, we need to tell ...