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The recent cold weather may have finally provided evidence of the existence of a big wild cat living in the Five Valleys. Various sightings of an elusive creature, described as being the size of a Labrador, have led more residents to believe in the existence of a big wild cat.
The SNJ has agreed not to print exact details of the locations as some residents are worried it would put the animal in danger. Many sightings have been focused in Thrupp where up to 15 residents believe they recently saw a large wild cat scavenging in bin bags.
One resident, Coryn Memory, a teaching assistant at St Rose's School in Stroud, believes she has photographed the animal's prints in the snow. Her friend Jane Spicer, who lives next door in Thrupp, took her dog out into her front garden at 9.15pm on Monday, January 11.
She then saw a Labrador-sized black cat, with a long tail, run across the road into a field. Ms Spicer, 53, was previously skeptical but this sighting left her in no doubt that it was a large wild cat.
She and Ms Memory then took photographs of the paw prints.
"The prints measure about 9cm from front to back and the animal's stride is about 120cm long," she said. "Tail marks can also be seen."
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