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Two visitors reported a suspected panther between the villages of Llanfechell and Llanfairynghornwy in north Anglesey(Image: Getty\/Google)<\/p>\nThey were reported to be black with a ‘long, thick tail’ and ‘pointy ears’Two visitors reported a suspected panther between the villages of Llanfechell and Llanfairynghornwy in north Anglesey(Image: Getty\/Google)<\/p>\n
Holidaymakers got more than they bargained for when they spotted something odd in the Anglesey<\/a> countryside. In a farm field in the north of the island they saw a large black cat with a \u201cvery long and thick tail\u201d.<\/p>\n It was later reported to Puma Watch North Wales in the belief a suspected panther was roaming on farmland between Llanfechell and Llanfairynghornwy. Driving in a convoy of two cars, one occupant from each vehicle independently spotted the mystery animal on the evening of Friday, October 24.<\/p>\n The sighting follows another report of a large black cat \u201cstalking sheep\u201d near Holyhead’s<\/a> Premier Inn in July. As is often the case, solid evidence wasn\u2019t obtained and the sightings contradict expert opinion.<\/p>\n Reporting the latest incident to Puma Watch was a visitor called Joe. He said: \u201cI was returning from a nice day in the east of Anglesey with a group of friends, back towards our hotel in Llangefni<\/a>, and I spotted a large black cat in a field beside the road.<\/p>\n \u201cWe weren\u2019t traveling fast so I got a good look at him: much larger than a domestic cat, it looked to be as big as a Labrador-Retriever dog – only with a very long and thick tail.<\/p>\n \u201cI got a good view of the side of the animal for a few seconds including of its head as it looked towards the car. Unfortunately, neither of the other guys in our car saw it – they were chatting in the front seat and I was in the back!<\/p>\n \u201cThankfully however, when we got back to the hotel my other friend, who was traveling in a separate car, had also seen the very large cat at the same location.\u201d Sign up now for the latest news on the North Wales Live Whatsapp community<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Big cats are not native to the UK but Puma Watch said some have been living in the wild since the Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 1976 made it illegal to keep them as pets without a licence. This led to owners releasing their animals into the countryside to avoid expensive rehoming costs, it said.<\/p>\n The most recent big cat report was in a rural area of north Anglesey characterised by farmland and scattered woodland. In a straight line, it\u2019s less than eight miles from July\u2019s sighting on the outskirts of Holyhead<\/a>. If it\u2019s the same animal, it would have needed to cross a bridge or causeway to have travelled from Holy Island.<\/p>\n Making the July report near the Premier Inn was Jo. She said: \u201cWe were driving past and spotted the cat stalking sheep it went behind a bush.<\/p>\n \u201cWe looped back but couldn\u2019t see it. My husband spotted it first, then I saw it. It was large, black with pointy ears.\u201d Get the best island stories from our Anglesey newsletter<\/a> – sent every Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n Fields around Holyhead are teeming with rabbits and sheep and would provide ample hunting opportunities for a big cat, said Puma Watch. It added: “This is not the first reported sighting in the area, with a \u2018black panther\u2019 being spotted just down the road in Trearddur Bay last year.”<\/p>\n The online reporting service said big cats such as panthers and pumas are solitary with a hunting range of dozens of miles. In the past five years, it’s gathered eight sightings from Anglesey.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_AFRDPR111125BlackCat_02.jpg\")
A large black cat reportedly like a puma was seen \u2018stalking sheep\u2019 near Holyhead’s Premier Inn(Image: Google)<\/p>\n