'Puma' spotted on Antrim coast
A puma has been spotted on the loose on the north Antrim coast, it emerged tonight.
Police officers and members of the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) were tonight searching the area around the seaside town of Portrush and the villages of Portballintrae and Bushmills.
Inspector Milne Roundtree of Coleraine Police warned the public not to approach the animal.
He said: “This is a large, wild cat which may have escaped from a private collection. We are currently coordinating a search with the USPCA to locate the animal.
“Anyone who sights the animal in the Portrush, Portballintrae and Bushmills area is advised not to approach it and to contact police in Coleraine immediately.”
