Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 10th, 2008
Kansas mountain lions are reported as frequently as most other mystery cats seen around the Midwest, of course. Most officials still say these are due to misidentifications. Now there’s proof that one of those sightings was not of a mistaken house cat. Last spring 2008, a …Barber County man was chopping wood when he saw […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 5th, 2008
Just in case the notice got lost in the post-blackout entries, please click here to find the video of the University of Maryland felid. It looks like neither like a savannah cat nor a cougar to me. The following is a freeze frame from the video. Quality is poor. I have not seen a YouTube […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 4th, 2008
Is there another unknown felid being seen on the University of Maryland campus? Should we question the quick identification being given to this cat? C & C Savannahs shows off one of its prize examples of the breed. Carol Streit/Callie Ingram Photo. According to the Sunday Washington Post article entitled, “Authorities Take Photos Of Elusive […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 1st, 2008
An African lion, female, directly above. Lioness on a road, by Dick & Monique Smit, Henk & Liz Egbers, S.A. An American panther, puma, cougar or mountain lion, gender unknown, directly above. Lioness on the road at Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Florida Panther on the Loop Road. Last night, July 31, 2008, at about […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 1st, 2008
The Campus Cougar Alert of July 31st has been followed by more details of the sightings, through comments at Cryptomundo and media information. It couldn’t have wandered here on its own. And even if it could, they don’t come here….First we want to find and identify it, then get the proper people to trap and […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20742-6011 301-405-3555 EMERGENCY / DIAL 911 http://www.umdps.umd.edu CAMPUS ALERT July 31, 2008 There have been several reliable sightings of an animal fitting the description of a cougar on the campus. The description of the sighted cat is: light tan and tawny brown, about 4 feet […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 26th, 2008
WHAT: “Lions in Iowa” traveling exhibit grand opening and celebration. WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26. WHERE: Swiss Valley Nature Center, 13606 Swiss Valley Road, Dubuque, Iowa. COST: The event is free and open to the public. Ron Andrews, Iowa’s foremost expert on mountain lions, will help celebrate the grand opening of the “Lions in […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 23rd, 2008
Cryptozoology author Matt Bille, who found himself in the middle of a firestorm of “African lion” sightings in his hometown, was interviewed by the local media. On July 22, 2008, The Colorado Springs Gazette published an article about the Colorado Springs “lion.” In it they quoted Matt Bille. Or, should I say, misquoted him? Bille […]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 23rd, 2008
If you ever Plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best Get your kicks on Route 66 It winds from Chicago to LA More than two thousand miles all the way Baby, get your kicks on Route 66 Now you go through St. Louie Joplin, Missouri And Oklahoma City looks […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 18th, 2008
A helicopter and members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Division of Wildlife were among those searching for an African lion in eastern El Paso County on Monday. The search for the large cat was called off Monday afternoon. Was the large unknown animal seen in Colorado an African lion? Panthera atrox, […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 17th, 2008
Published July 16, 2008 08:59 pm – Galena, Kansas — Galena police are seeking the help of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to determine if the animal caught on a video surveillance camera at a local business is a cougar or some other large cat, or a common house cat. Bulletin: Surveillance video […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 15th, 2008
Crews called off the search for an African lion in a rural part of El Paso County, Colorado, late Monday afternoon (July 14, 2008), believing that the animal in question may just have been a big dog. But they don’t know. Three individuals reported an African lion, complete with mane and brush on the long […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 14th, 2008
“Lion” photo courtesy of Sharon Harding-Shaw. Colorado, July 14, 2008. For comparison, I’ve added this photo of a lion demonstrating the tail up appearance. The Associated Press is reporting, today, July 14, 2008, that a large maned felid has been sighted in El Paso County, Colorado, in the Falcon Hwy. and Log Rd. area, near […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 12th, 2008
The mystery felid was identified as various kinds of cats before it was finally officially verified to be a Leptailurus serval. The African wildcat was caught near Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, early Thursday, July 10, 2008. It is now on lock down and its owner could face misdemeanor criminal charges for bringing the illegal […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 6th, 2008
Glad to see so many readers of Cryptomundo at Saturday, July 5th’s talk at Fort Knox. The late arrival crowds were so big that cars were backed up for a couple miles to get into the place. For Sunday, July 6th, when it is predicted people tend to get there earlier and on time, I’ve […]
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