Report from Chris Smith
Extract from Panthers And Pumas Beware, Humans Are Watching
Are big cats really wandering loose in the Scottish countryside?
By David Henderson in the Scotland on Sunday, 12 th January 1997
Martin Webster, a water bailiff with Don District Salmon Fisheries Board, was counting salmon on the River Urie last December. Rounding a bend he came face-to-face with a large animal.
"The cat was about 2 to 3ft long and had a short, snub tail. The first thing I noticed about it was its head, which was definitely a cat's head, with large, pointed ears. It's tail was very short - almost non-existent, and its coat was dark brown. From seeing them on telly I knew that what I was looking at was a lynx."
12 th January 1997
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