Black Panthers Spotted in Rockland County, CT

By Roy Edroso Thu., Mar. 19 2009 at 9:46 AM

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You wonder why we seldom leave New York for the hinterlands? Panthers have been sighted in Rockland County. Dorian Tunell says he saw two black panthers in Sparkill's Tallman Mountain State Park. They were "bigger than German Shepherds," he says. Two other women had previously reported seeing big black cats along the Palisades. Troopers say, "We found some prints... they were pretty big." And get this -- there was a panther sighting in New Haven. This panther was also black. Jesus, people -- do we have to spell it out for you? Call the boys at Free Republic and let's get the impeachment started! Photo (cc) cliff1066.

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Jaguars wich also come in black color were all over north america. North American populations are said to have been hunted out completely by hunters who were sick of thier live stock being killed by jaguars. Its a known USA fact that jaguars can survive in our climates no problem cause they did and still do. Do your research before u call ppl idiots.
I saw one in wallkill, NY when I was a child about 20 yrs ago. To this day nobody believes me. At the time I myself did not know what I saw and just called it a big black cat. It ran out of the woods cossing into the field by our home, paused looked at me then ran off and I never saw it again. Remembering this day and doing research I now know it was a jaguar with a genetic pigment trait making it black in color.
just an fyi my mother just saw a large black cat looking animal with a tail as long as the body today, and it scaled a tree like it was nothing. we are not crazy or idiots, there ARE legitimate sightings of these things in the northeast.
I saw one in Wayne, NJ when I was bringing my son to school one day. It was in a wooded area behind his school on Black Oak Ridge Road. I know I am not crazy because another mother saw it too, and quickly got inside the building. No one has seen it since, and I wish I had gotten a picture of it. I have looked on the internet periodically since then to see if there has been other sightings in Wayne, but I haven't found any. It was a gorgeous black cougar/panther, beuatiful, about 200 pounds or more.
I saw that the panther too. I remember thinking that it was a big cat but as it came closer I kept thinking this was a VERY big cat. It walked past my neighbors car and was definately up to the window of it. We have about the same size car and I'm telling you that cat was not a normal size. I've had cats that most people considered big (not exotic), but this thing was huge and had to be someone's pet. I would have notified the police, but I thought they would think I was crazy so I never did.. but I agree. I know what I saw.
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i wouldn't believe it if i didnt see it myself i moved to matawan, nj on 14 acres with my friend. i looked out the kitchen window and saw what i thought was a german shepard or a coyote i ran out to tell him about it and we walked towards it... it was literally a black cat the size of a large dog, if thats not a panther id really like to know what the hell it is we saw!
Show me a body! People see Alien extraterrestrials as well. There is no empirical evidence of those either. There is not one irrefutable piece of evidence of a mountain lion (i.e., panthers) in the Hudson Valley. If they are here, sooner or later there is a roadkill or a good photo-op (see Moose). In this case, like Aliens and Bigfoot, there is always fuzzy evidence masquerading as proof. Could there be? Certainly. But how about we wait until we have either a verifiable photo or some DNA. Show some critical thinking, please.
Black Panther Attack Thwarted By Palisades Artist Grace Knowlton At The OUTSIDE IN Piermont, NY. Nationally Renowned Artist Donates A Percentage Of Sales From New Mixed Media Works To Aid Community. Piermont, NY August 14, 1999. Grace Knowlton and The Outside In Piermont have agreed to donate a percentage of sales from an upcoming show to assist a tracker in finding and removing black panther(s) that have sighted in Palisades, NY from the area. The artist and owners believe that, even if the panther(s) fade to legend, action must be taken because, if true, someone could become seriously injured, or even worse. Black Panthers are carnivorous and will eat anything when hungry, including humans. The OUTSIDE IN Piermont will host the new mixed media works of nationally known artist Grace Knowlton Piermont from September 17th through November 2nd, 2009, with an opening reception on Sunday September 20th from 2-5pm. The show represents the new mixed media works by artist Grace Knowlton. This work consists of hand-altered digital prints depicting once everyday, now discarded sawhorses. Knowlton captures these accessible, utilitarian objects with a handheld digital camera. The objects are then removed or abstracted from their surrounding context by washes of pastel, paint and ink inviting a play of line, angle and spatial relationship, subsequently revealing anthropomorphic images that appear to recede or to emerge dimensionally from the prints. Knowlton's treated photos are a significant departure from the work for which she is most known, particularly her three dimensional spheres, 10 of which are part of the Storm King Art Center's permanent collection. Grace Knowlton received her MFA from Columbia University and has taught at the Art Students League among other teaching posts. Nationally known, Ms. Knowlton has been widely exhibited and is represented in many public collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Newark Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England and others. The OUTSIDE IN Piermont, an unusual gallery representing the unique pursuits of well over one hundred artists and artisans, the majority of whom are located within the Hudson Valley region. The OUTSIDE IN Piermont specializes in handmade pieces for the home and beyond; from furniture to benches, pottery to sculpture and paintings to plants. The OUTSIDE IN Piermont is located at 249 Ferdon Avenue, nestled along the Sparkill Creek ~0.25mi southwest of downtown Piermont. Hours of operation are 11 AM - 6 PM Thursdays through Sunday and by appointment.
they can't be coyotes they look completely different and the coloring is different and the size is different. seeing as you probably don't live in the area or watch the news there have been large cat owners whose pets escaped. There have been leopards and other large cats which have been in the wild here, but the owners have reported the escapes in the past. so before you start acting like the bringer of fire, do some research and get your head out of your ass. yours truly, someone who was bored enough to respond
most of you are idiots. they are coyotes. panthers cannot exist in rocklands climate, no droppings have ever been found, nor footprints. uninformed people should stop causing problems and bothering the cops.
Don Luisi the science teacher? There is more information on the panther sightings at RocklandLifestyle.com FYI
Don Luisi the science teacher? There is more information on the panther sightings at RocklandLifestyle.com FYI
about 2-3 years ago, i saw an enormous black cat stalking across my neighbor's back yard here in rockland, and i freaked out - OMG a panther! i frantically ran around the house trying to find binoculars but couldn't, and by the time I came back I couldn't see it anymore. later i told my husband i saw a panther in the neighbor's yard, but he dismissed the idea completely and convinced me that it must have been just a large house cat. i decided he must be right because it didn't make any sense otherwise - after all, there are no panthers in america, right? for weeks afterwards i would look down the hill at their yard and try to figure out how i lost all sense of size and proportion. now i wonder if i didn't see one after all.
about 2-3 years ago, i saw an enormous black cat stalking across my neighbor's back yard here in rockland, and i freaked out - OMG a panther! i frantically ran around the house trying to find binoculars but couldn't, and by the time I came back I couldn't see it anymore. later i told my husband i saw a panther in the neighbor's yard, but he dismissed the idea completely and convinced me that it must have been just a large house cat. i decided he must be right because it didn't make any sense otherwise - after all, there are no panthers in america, right? for weeks afterwards i would look down the hill at their yard and try to figure out how i lost all sense of size and proportion. now i wonder if i didn't see one after all.
Correction: Rockland County is not in CT. It is in NY, just north of Bergen County, NJ.
There are huge black cats running around Rockland County. I spotted what looked like a panther last year on Prospect off of Fremont in Nanuet. It quickly galloped across the street and ran behind a house. I was told I was crazy yet I know what I saw and this is very large animal. No chupacabras, no joke.