Big cat sightings pour in
November 11, 2008
Emails are still pouring in about big cats on the prowl.
From the other side of Melbourne to Port MacDonnell and throughout the Grampians to Wattle Range, more people have reported seeing these creatures. Read more
Big cat theory debunked
September 18, 2008
A local man has challenged the big cat theory and wants to set the record straight on last week’s report in which Mount Burr resident Fred van der Heul claimed a big cat had mauled a sheep in the forest.
Arthur Kelm, of Rocky Camp, has urged residents to think about the facts, or “lack thereof”, surrounding the reports of dead livestock and kangaroos. Read more
Massive felines are real
September 17, 2008
Everyone saw the big cat the other night, except me. A week or so ago, farmers John and Joy knew a big cat was on their farm. In two days two calves were killed and eaten in an unusual manner.
Then they saw a big cat lurking by a bluegun plantation flanking their property. Read more
New evidence of big cats
September 11, 2008
When Mount Burr resident Fred van der Heul found a mutilated sheep carcase in the pine forest behind his home yesterday morning, his first thought was of the elusive “black panther”. Read more
High-tech search for Tasmanian tiger
August 27, 2008
Australia’s most prominent Tasmanian tiger and puma photographic hunter will visit Mount Gambier to set up high-tech infrared camera equipment, following a spate of recent large cat sightings and unexplained attacks on sheep in the region.
Glenburnie resident Russell Smith told The Border Watch yesterday that sheep in the Glenburnie area had been “torn to pieces by animals more powerful than foxes”. Read more
Found gunmen but no big cats
August 12, 2008
It was time to make the 130km trek to Mount Gambier again last week.
A trip to where some big cat sightings had occurred had been organised, followed by a moonlight foot patrol of places with colleague Anelia Blackie.
But directions to sites of headless and part-eaten kangaroos along with trees which had possible claw marks turned into a disaster - I got lost. Read more
In search of the elusive big cat
August 8, 2008
With a mighty roar it rushed past me at great speed. I jumped in my car and chased it, losing it in the area of the State Mill. After a torrid hunt I lifted the bonnet of a Kenworth log truck. Read more
Big cat sightings all over Australia
August 7, 2008
It’s not just Mount Gambier and surrounding areas that big cats have been sighted. These sightings have been going on for decades, all over Australia. The Grampians Puma being one of the most popular.
During World War 2, American servicemen brought American Mountain Lions cubs into the Mount Gambier area to be used as mascots. Read more
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Big cat sightings escalate
August 5, 2008
More big cats were sighted in the pine forest area near the border of South Australia and Victoria over the weekend.
Mount Gambier man Jose Lopezelara, 22, told The Border Watch he was accompanied by two friends Naomi Maddisin and Murdus Ashleigh when the sighting occurred. Read more
On the hunt for big cats
July 30, 2008
Big cats prowling around our region are quite a talking point.
Have you ever wondered how these items end up in our papers? Usually you send us emails, faxes or telephone us.
Last Wednesday morning was no different to usual. I was doing some farming stories for Friday’s On The Land section, trying to finish a couple of forestry stories and be organised for a drive to Robe. Read more
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