'Cumbria Monster' was first caught on infrared cameras

Mr. Roy Jackson (73) discovered that the black newspaper was dubbed 'Cumbria monster' in his garden.

Mr. Jackson caught the moment when an infrared image of a creature at night was near his house and he thought it was the first published image of Cumbria. Roy Jackson believes that the creature is the "Cumbria monster" that has been discovered and reported by many in recent years.

Roy Jackson believes that the infrared photo taken is about "Cumbria Monster".(Photo: Glen Minikin).

Retired civil engineer said that, through the image obtained, this black panther is about 1.2m long.

Mr. Jackson said he set up an infrared motion camera after a clash with strange creatures as he was walking with his dog using torches to find his way in the dark.

He said: 'Unmistakably, it is a very large black leopard. The distance from me to it is only about 30 - 40m ' . He certainly couldn't be a dog or a house cat.

Roy Jackson said, saw the leopard in his garden.(Photo: Glen Minikin)

Determined to get proof, he installed the camera next to his farm at Gatebeck, and only had to wait two days. Roy said: ' The photo does not shock me. I know what I have seen. I'm not drunk ".

Since 2003, police have also had more than 40 reports of "Cumbria monsters" or big cats in the countryside on the southern edge of Lake District park, Cumbria, in the northwestern mountains of England.

Black panther is a type of genetic variation that occurs in some large cats. These individuals are black due to the genetic mutation involved in melanin metabolism.

According to The Sun newspaper on January 20, 2017, a couple Liz and Stuart Wild also accidentally caught a black panther, aka "Cumbria monster , " while walking in the Lake District.