A black panther is typically a colour variant of any of several species of larger cat. In the Americas, wild 'black panthers' may be black jaguars (Panthera onca), while in Asia and Africa, black leopards (Panthera pardus); in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers (Panthera tigris). Smaller wild cats, like jaguarundi, may also be black.
One sighting of the Macarthur Panther was near Thirlmere lakes.
Bradbury resident Margot Shugg said she encountered a large cat in 2008. “We were driving along the road towards the Thirlmere Lakes area when it jumped out away from the road, so I jumped out of the car to see and it ran into the bush, over a tree and it’s tail flicked up - the underside was much paler.”
parking is best at the start of Slades Rd. S34°13.242' E150°44.431
In the first six caches there is a clue regarding the possible species of this panther. Record each and the cache it was in as it will be needed to find the final cache.