07/09/2018

Wild Cat Reports 'Too Credible To Ignore'

A Cork animal welfare group has said that it has received six credible sightings of a puma/cougar-type animal in the Crosshaven/Fountainstown areas of Cork over the last nine days.

However, gardaí in Cork have said that they have not received any official reports of any sightings.

The Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM has been receiving calls about alleged sightings of the animal.

Speaking on the show this morning, a spokesperson for the CSPCA said that they had placed live traps and cameras across the area in an effort to catch the alleged animal.

The Show urged people not to go search for the animal.

(MH/LM)

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