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Companion piece to Another Cougar Conspiracy? Cougars in Illinois? Quite a few sane and sensible citizens have concluded that Felis concolor dwells here again Essay by James Krohe Jr. Democratic governors came back to Illinois — why not cougars? Officially, Illinois has no wild cougars; the cougar is not listed as an endangered species in […]

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Here we go again with another cougar conspiracy. Rural legends: Cougars roam southern Illinois Posted: Friday, Dec 29, 2006 – 02:32:00 pm EST By Tom Dunn – Register Staff Writer Daily Republican Register Mt. Carmel, Illinois Many levelheaded residents will swear that cougars now live in southern Illinois, while the powers that be will testify […]

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During 2007, two books, one about and one by Bernard Heuvelmans, will be published in French, appearing by late February from the publisher Les Editions de l’Oeil du Sphinx, Paris. The biography by Jean-Jacques Barloy is entitled Bernard Heuvelmans: Un Rebelle de la Science (Bernard Heuvelmans: A Science Rebel). Barloy is also involved as the […]

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Every year I watch to see what is the first cryptid sighting that is mentioned in the media and what is the actual first cryptid encounter. Take for instance 2000. On January 2nd, news services reported that in the rural Malaysian village of Kampung Chennah, durian farmer Liong Chong Shen, 50, smelling a strong odor […]

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The author of the article that I spotlighted in my post entitled Panther Attacks in Arkansas! had this to say here at Cryptomundo: Hi, ya’ll. Warren Watkins here, author of this article on the panther attacks here in Arkansas. My understanding is that a puma is not native to North America, and the animals referred […]

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1. The Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2006 2. Top Ten Bigfoot Stories of 2006 3. Top Ten Creepy Fossil Finds of 2006 4. The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 5. The Top Cryptofiction Books of 2006 6. Top Ten Cryptozoo Mystery Photographs of 2006 7. 2006’s Passings of Cryptozoologists and Others 8. 2006 Cryptoholiday […]

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Black panthers in Illinois are not merely melanistic jaguars far from home. I grew up in central Illinois (1947-1965, 1969-1974) and went to undergraduate school at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (1965-1969). I was out searching for black panthers when I was 14, for example, in Macon County, doing field work on big mystery cat sightings in […]

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Panther kills calves near Searcy Monday, December 18, 2006 6:47 PM CST Game and Fish Commission thinks the cat is a former pet By Warren WatkinsThe Daily Citizen (Searcy, AR) Two calves have been killed and area residents have been frightened in the past two weeks by what many say is a panther along Foster […]

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No physical evidence of panthers in state 12/16/2006 8:55:31 PMNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal BY BUSTER WOLFE For Larry Castle, the question is legendary: Do panthers roam the countryside of Mississippi? "It’s a common call we field," said Castle, director of wildlife for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. "We have looked at numerous […]

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CryptoZoo News’ Top Ten Mystery Photographs of 2006 1. What mystery fish or whatever is shown on this antique postcard produced between 1904-18? 2. What did researchers Klindt’s & Dianna’s remote cam catch on April 30, 2006, near Mt. Hood, Oregon, USA? 3. What was the "Maine Mutant" photographed by Michelle O’Donnell in Turner, Maine, […]

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A Clouded Leopard, but which species? (Image: Wikipedia). Hiding in plain sight? It has been discovered, through genetic analysis and other factors, that there is a strong case for the clouded leopard to be divided into two separate species. Presently the clouded leopard is regarded as a monotypic genus with four subspecies. According to the […]

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The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 by Loren Coleman, Cryptozoologist Author, Cryptozoology A to Z, Bigfoot!, and Tom Slick It is time for the annual top picks for the best cryptozoology books of 2006, with attention to each book’s individual achievements noted in recognition of its unique niche within the cryptozoological literature this year. Since […]

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Back in October, I posted an article about the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s investigation of "alleged" mountain lion sightings. On December 7, the Clarion (PA) News published the following opinion editorial entitled Lions, tigers and bears, oh boy! about the cougar "conspiracy" in Pennsylvania. You’ve probably heard the conspiracy theories about how someone (or a group […]

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Using the phrase “Black Panther” covers many felines, from the above melanistic jaguar from South America, shown here in a public domain photograph, to melanistic leopards from Africa and Asia. The term has also been used to indicate the reported cryptids from many locations, including New Zealand. A new documentary film is being made in […]

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Local officials in Nashville, after viewing video (see update below) showing the mystery cat in Warner Park, has identified the felid as an African caracal (above) or an Eurasin lynx, according to the Tennessean. Not a cougar. There seems to be a bit more of a push to the caracal theory than any other. However, […]

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