Oxfordshire Big Cats - 2006


A Puma in South Oxfordshire?  Oxfordshire was not without big cat or puma sightings in 2005; it seems these are continuing in 2006...

 

1 April and 11 April - Puma on the Prowl?

APRA researcher Brian James has twice seen a puma run across the road in front of his car while he was driving on the A417 between Streatley and Blewbury,  curiously both times while returning from the wolf trust - what synchronicity is at work there?

On Saturday April 1 during the afternoon and Tuesday April 11 at night, Brian was driving from Streatley towards Kingstanding Hill (host to a crop circle in 1994) near Moulsford. 

A very obvious large feline leapt out of the hedgerow tot he left of the road, bounded across the road in 4-5 bounds, then leapt off into the verge on the other side of the road.  On both occasions the look of a big cat was obvious with the long s-shaped tail held out behind the the dark brown and grey animal.

The two sightings have been within 1km of each other, so it is more than likely this was/is the same animal.