More on Spanish Panther

More details on the Mijas "black panther" (News source):

"It all started at around seven o’clock on Tuesday evening when a British couple resident in Mijas, Ean and Valerie Ritchie, spotted what they claim was a panther from their balcony on the Los Claveles estate in La Cala. The couple even had time to take a picture of the animal. In order to make sure it was a panther they showed the image to a vet who apparently confirmed their suspicions and contacted the police.
"Officers from Seprona, the environment protection service, agreed that what they had seen could have been some sort of wild animal and organised a search of the area, armed with anaesthetic dart guns just in case they did come across a large wild cat. Nevertheless the José García of the Guardia Civil in Mijas had his doubts: 'It’s not likely to be a panther. It’s most probably some sort of dog or a wild boar', he said.
"The search was called off at ten o’clock on Tuesday night but the officers were out again on Wednesday morning, this time with the help of 20 hunting dogs. No trace of the panther was found.
"Seprona officers agreed that the sighting was 'strange' and explained that would be practically impossible for a panther to survive in the area. They pointed out that the silhouette between the pine trees in the photograph looks more like a dog - some sort of Rottweiler - or a wild boar."