 What is the truth about big cats roaming the British countryside? A question that has taunted people for decades. From the notorious Beast of Bodmin Moor to the Demon of Dartmoor, a string of sightings have been captured in grainy CCTV footage and picture in recent years. Matt Everett, the director of Panthera Britannia Declassified, said there has been a 'huge increase' of reports. His team has been 'inundated' after July's release of the film, which claims to have uncovered several groundbreaking cases. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'After the film was released on Amazon and iTunes, we have been inundated with emails and messages from people wanting to report their own sightings,' he said. 'We have even had new videos and photos sent in, which really demonstrates the public interest in this subject.' Last week, his team received a video from a man who claimed seeing a leopard and two cubs cross the road in front of him. Matt said: 'He wanted to remain anonymous for fear of ridicule by his colleagues, harming his career prospects, or even losing his job. A big cat sighting in Norwich in August 2018 (Picture: SWNS) 'He claims that when driving over a road bridge on a very isolated and rural part of his route to work last month he saw a black leopard and two cubs cross the road in front of him, before jumping a fence at the opposite side of the bridge and disappearing into dense brush – in broad daylight.' According to the eyewitness, there were no other drivers nearby, so he was able to quickly stop the car and video the sighting. Another clip released by the filmmakers shows a large dark animal is seen moving around the edge of a field in Norwich. The documentary team previously claimed to have found the 'clearest' photo of a big cat prowling the countryside. The picture of the large panther-like creature was supposedly){kind=link}
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What is the truth about big cats roaming the British countryside? A question that has taunted people for decades.
From the notorious Beast of Bodmin Moor to the Demon of Dartmoor, a string of sightings have been captured in grainy CCTV footage and picture in recent years.
Matt Everett, the director of Panthera Britannia Declassified, said there has been a ‘huge increase’ of reports.
His team has been ‘inundated’ after July’s release of the film, which claims to have uncovered several groundbreaking cases.