RE: Re: RE: Kenthurst Panther caught on tape!!!!!!!
Almost right there, this is a link to an Aussie cryptozoology page, they are a bit crazy, but you have to be to look for animals that aren't meant to exist.
www.internetezy.com.au/~mj129/cat_attack_2003.html
But they theorise that it could be a remenant of the archaic marsupial lion (not thylacine) the period of time these sightings have been occuring for would mean that the Yanks release a breeding pair, coz they've been spotted since the 40's.
There was a Discovery channel crew out here earlier in the year compiling a doco on the subject, havn't seen it myself though.
I know of one hunter who has had first hand experience with these sightings, and i've heard of at least a dozen more who have seen or found sign of them.
I think it's very real, and only a matte rof time til something concrete is known, but anyone who's stalked a feral cat knows that they only get seen for a econd, then it's all tracking. Being one of the most highly evolved predators makes for a sneaky and discrete creature.
Someone might shoot one, i know there's plenty of people trying, but i guess when they do NPWS will charge them with harming an endagered animal.