Record Year For Big Cat Sightings

"This year (2007) has once again broken the records for KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH with an estimated 264 'big cat' reports being received as the year draws to a close.

The usual hot-spots of activity have once again been consistent, Ashford, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Romney Marsh, Canterbury, and Gravesend and Dartford all figuring heavily but the semi-rural areas of London have provided the most surprises. For many, the 'beast' of Bexley was very much a myth despite handfuls of sightings in areas such as Bexleyheath, Bromley, Hayes, Crayford, Welling and Plumstead, but now London can be considered a serious area of 'big cat' activity with sightings of both puma and black leopard, although it seems as though the territories of cats in Dartford, Orpington, Croydon, Biggin Hill and and Swanley are also covering the outskirts of the capital, rather than seeing exotic felids actually restricted to the hustle and bustle of the city." More details here.