Return of Lexington's Black Panther

Just saw this update and wanted to share. Apparently, there has been another sighting of the black panther in Lexington. This time, it was sighted on Costigan Drive, near Griffin Gate Golf Club. Similar as before, Police and Fish and Wildlife are saying that this is probably someone seeing a large housecat.

Here is my question. Exactly how big does a housecat get, yet still be able to manuever itself in a way that appears "panther-ish"? One really has to wonder if maybe Fish and Wildlife know more than they let on. (No, neither I nor KYPRP subscribe to all of the conspiracy theories that float around out there, but, they are the guys who are supposed to be out in the woods.)

KYPRP and the Kentucky Big Cat Project will continue to monitor this story and update here when new information becomes available.

Black Panther in Lexington?

I guess the formation of the Kentucky Big Cat Project came at a very opportune time, as well as the recent posts. Rumor has it, that there have been numerous sightings of a "black panther" in the Windburn neighborhood of Lexington. It was reported that police yesterday admitted to being flooded with calls regarding alleged sightings and reports. The Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife gave the usual response of mistaken identity of a large housecat or a black coyote.

The interesting thing is, if you watch the video, the report begins with the words "wildcats and cougars can live in Kentucky". Not sure who their source was, but, this adds more fuel to the debate on whether these animals can live and thrive in the state.

KYPRP and the Big Cat Project will try to stay on top of this story. Stay tuned as this post could be updated throughout the day.

****UPDATE****: The report had the wildlife agent requesting pictures and video of the animal. If anyone from the Lexington area is reading this post and lives in the vicinity of the reported sightings, please take note: If at all possible and can be done safely, when you take either the picture or video, try to make sure that it is taken around an area with plenty of reference points that can be used to determine the size of the animal. Beside a tree, a patch of weeds, stump, or anything that can be used for scale. This will assist in the analysis of the photo/video to determine what type of animal that we are dealing with.

Kentucky Big Cat Project

I've made an executive decision within the crypto branch of KYPRP. After watching a re-airing of MonsterQuest, where the search was on for big cats in New York, I decided that it is time that we set skeptics and Fish and Wildlife departments straight as to what is going on.

The primary crypto focus for us is going to be that of Bigfoot/ape-like creatures and big cats. Granted, that doesn't mean we do not want your crypto encounters, nor does it mean that we will not investigate them. We are here to help in any manner that we can. The simple reasoning is that from reports that I have read and encounters that I have been told about, it seems as if these are the two largest crypto creatures that inhabit our forests.

For years there have been claims of "pathers" in the state of Kentucky. I myself have seen two on seperate incidents, one of which was with another witness, several counties apart from each other. So, I for one know that Kentucky is home to some large black cats.

Again, submit any and all crypto sightings including big cat experiences. In addition, if you are having consistent big cat sightings, let us know and we can attempt an investigation to obtain proof to take to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.