The Dorset Big Cats Register

    
       
       
       
                 
           
           
           
    Report a sighting of any panther or puma-like big cat in the wild in the Dorset area or its bordering counties by scrolling down the page to  HERE

Report a sighting from elsewhere to the Big Cats in Britain research group (BCIB) HERE

No matter how insignificant the incident seems, or how long ago it took place, your contribution will be very valuable in helping to build up a picture of these elusive creatures. The personal and contact details you send will be kept confidential. Specific locations and other information will also remain as confidential as you think appropriate. 

You can also read other people's sightings here, and much more about our county's mysterious panthers, pumas and lynxes and other anomalous big cats - browse through the site starting from the index page.

Books!  
 My new book Roaring Dorset! - Encounters with Big Cats covers (nearly!) all the big cat sightings in the county. Read more about the book, or buy it HERE

My book Mystery Big Cats is the only comprehensive study of the phenomenon nationwide over four decades. Read more or buy it HERE

About me - I am Merrily Harpur - a writer, journalist, cartoonist and illustrator with a long-time interest in the anomalous big cats seen in our countryside. For more info or to commission articles visit www.harpur.org

   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
     

     
             
             
      More information and index       
             
      West Dorset sightings      
             
      East Dorset sightings       
             
      North Dorset sightings      
             
      Latest sightings  
         
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      Somerset/Hants  
         
   
      Mystery Big Cats, the book   What the Dorset Big Cats Register is for
 The information submitted to this site will be used to build up a data bank of sightings, both for the county and nationwide. We hope this might help us to understand the provenance and nature of these creatures and the reasons for their appearance.
Thanks to the Dorset Police, the Dorset Environmental Records Centre, the local newspapers and other media, Mark North, Sarah Smith, Jonathan McGowan, the Big and, of course, the witnesses themselves for their assistance in the project. 		   
             
      Roaring Dorset! - the book      
               
                 
                 
   
   
                 
      How to record your sighting        
             
                 
      Email me:  
Telephone me: 01300 320064 and I will ring you back if necessary.

Write to me: Merrily Harpur, 7 Duck Street, Cattistock, Dorset DT2 0JJ

I will contact you within 24 hours (and usually more quickly) of your email - if I haven't it means there may have been a technical glitch with your mail, so try again! 

NB: Any personal details sent to me are in confidence, and will not be published without your permission. 

This site is linked to its national version, the Big Cats in Britain research group (BCIB), co-ordinated by Mark Fraser. To report a sighting outside Dorset or its borders, or to contact Mark, visit www.bigcatsinbritain.org
 

    
         
         
         
         
                 
                 
     

Thank you for taking the time to send your report. It will greatly help our research and is much appreciated. 
To view other sightings and navigate around the site, begin at the Information Index page.
I hope you enjoy the site. Any feedback is welcome.
 

    
         
         
                 
   
   
                 

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  NB:  The web name of this site and the content and images of this site and on this site are protected under International Copyright Law. No image and no text or sighting or report or other information contained in or forming part of this site is to be copied included printed redistributed reproduced or sampled in any form whether in whole or in part without the express prior written consent of Merrily Harpur.  © Merrily Harpur 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008.. All rights herein are reserved worldwide.