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Canterbury Panther

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Painted illustration: black panther in Canterbury tussock grassland with the Southern Alps behind
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
The Canterbury Plains from Mt Hutt, New Zealand, the region where panther sightings are reported
The Canterbury Plains from Mt Hutt, New Zealand, the region where panther sightings are reported · Mw12310 (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

A black panther that New Zealand urban legend places in the Canterbury region.

Disputed Verdict: No big cat has been confirmed in New Zealand.

Region
Oceania · New Zealand
First reports
Sightings before the 1970s

Key sightings

Best evidence

Sightings only.

Sources