Puma sighting

[Wally1]

A friend from NE Vic tells me that 2 locals were in the forrest E from Euroa and saw a small head appear from behind a tree, then a body of about 8 feet in length emerged.
It was fawn in colour and they were emphatic that what they saw was a puma.
They are quite familiar with the bigcat and knew the difference between the legs of a bigcat and a puma also there is a difference in the heads. Compare the pics of the bob mac cat with a puma.
This is the furthest East that I have heard of a confirmed puma report, assuning that the line of cat originated from the family that was bushed by American servicemen in 42, in the Grampians.
Regards to all
Wally

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Hm. Interesting one Wal. We heard a yarn somewhat like that near Mt Strathbogie. Two fellas pulled up and said, "Didja see the panther?" Apparently these dudes had just spotted one at close range, going under fence into the forest from a paddock. It was close enough to get a good look. They said it was in poor condition, almost starved really. Said they could its ribs sticking out.

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Sure I've heard of them from further east, in particular Seaton and Cape Conran in Gippsland. And a good one at Cape Paterson. Would only take a week or so for a puma to walk from Euroa to Eden.

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They do appear to be moving East and fairly steadily; a couple of years back (15-20) nearly all Puma sightings were from west of the Calder Hghway or Barwon River but now sightings east of these locations are becoming more common.