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07th Sep 2018

Locals claim to have spotted a puma on the loose in Cork

Alan Loughnane

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Gardaí said that there have been no official reports made to them.

The Cork Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said that they’ve received a number of credible reports from members of the public who claim to have spotted a large animal resembling a puma roaming the Rebel County.

Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on Red FM on Friday morning, Vincent Cashman from the CSPCA, said that that they’d received six reports of sightings over the past nine days.

The reports were from Crosshaven and Fountainstown areas of Cork.

“We have no confirmation yet that it is a puma,” Cashman said.

“The people we have been dealing with are very credible. They have been too credible to ignore.”

An Garda Síochana have said that they’ve received no reports about the wild animal.

But Cashman said that they have traps out since they received reports of the puma two weeks ago, as they believe that some people like to keep the animals as pets.

He urged the public not to approach the animal if they spot it.

In June last year, reports also emerged from Newry that a panther (or a large black cat) had been spotted on the loose. However no panther was ever found, despite the reports.

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