A member of the public has reported repeated encounters with a ‘growling, black puma’ at a park near Carmyle, in Glasgow. They’ve also provided images of paw prints ranging over a number of months.
The woman, who has since asked for anonymity, contacted Puma Watch about the sightings, the most recent of which occurred on May 2nd. On this occasion, she says a puma jumped over her son onto a tree while they were watching deer. She added that she now believes the park is unsafe as the animal: “might attack one day.”
While we typically focus on North Wales, we receive and appreciate reports from across the UK. We’ve recently shared sightings reported to us from as far afield as Somerset, Shropshire, Pembrokeshire, County Durham and Leeds. All sightings are now added to our interactive map.
She told us: “We were walking through the park at Carmyle and went over to the bridge to watch deers.
“The puma jumped over my sons head and onto a tree. I couldn’t get a picture on time. [sic]
“I always see its footprints about the park and you hear it growl. I think it’s unsafe to go to the park, it might attack one day.”
This is the first time we’ve had a report from Scotland sent to us, however, the country has a rich history of big cat sightings. This dates back to Cannich, near Inverness, when a farmer captured a puma alive in 1980. She was nicknamed Felicity and was thought to be responsible for a series of sheep killings in the two years prior to her capture.
In October 2020, EdinburghLive reported a local man had created a map of dozens of local sightings. This follows previous widespread reports of a ‘Pentlands Panther‘.
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As seen with Llandundo’s now-famous goats, who have taken to roaming the town’s deserted streets during the coronavirus lockdowns, it’s likely that the reduced levels of human activity over the last year is encouraging big cats to roam further from the hills into more populated areas.
When big cats were banned as pets in the 1970s, it was legal to release them into the countryside to avoid expensive rehoming costs. Owners from across the UK travelled to areas like Wales to release their cats in the remote environment, where small but significant populations have thrived ever since.
Absolute roaster maybe a few too many Tennents Special Brew that morning! It is a dog paw print look at the nails being present and the toe to heel ratio. Rookie error.
Exactly!
Lol
Lol I seen a black bear in my back garden wen I got closer it was a Teddy bear 🧸
I saw a big cat,puma size in easthall last month,thought I was seeing things,it was about 3 in the morning and it was coming out of the park at Easthall,didn’t think anyone would believe me.
Do you mean Blairtummock park in Easterhouse Eileen
Maybe you seen ghost 👻 😅😅
Don’t think a puma would be dangerous unless you plan to aggravate it. Just leave it alone.
No, they’re extremely dangerous. If you see one it means it doesn’t even perceive you as a potential threat, which is bad. I live in the middle of a few overlapping territories in the PNW and they are absolutely dangerous. I have sewn on eyes to the backs of all my hats and jacket hoods as one line of defense because it will make the uncomfortable if they think they’re seen.
And that is absolutely a dog print. Ratios all wrong, visible claws. Also a cougar print is massive. They’re bigger than leopard and jaguar prints.
I’m not going to say where because I live here but I think That I have seen one
And I’m surrounded by Fields and the mountains are like the veryyyyyyyyy back
But the fields are like in my back garden basically
And I think I say one in a field behind a park
And there’s cows and horses in the fields.
(Scotland)
Apart from cheetahs, all big cats RETRACT their claws whilst walking, FACT!!!, so all these photos showing ‘ paw ‘ prints in the mud or snow are iether DOG paw prints or some other animal I,e ( fox, badger or whatever), but def NOT a puma or panther as you can clearly see in most of them, the claw marks,( just as you would with a dog paw print). I do however BELIEVE that these big cats are out their as I saw one on my way to work back in 1998. These animals are out their BREEDING and have been for years. With all the forests and woodland, together with livestock and and other animals and rodents etc, they have the perfect habitat.
Clearly a dog print and the most worrying thing is you have put up pictures of a black Jaguar and a black leopard!
It’s really bugging me that this article is about pumas, but they only used pictures of black leopards.
Tip from a Coloradoan to any Brits who encounter a mountain lion (puma): They are pretty easy to scare away. Make yourself big by raising your arms (and coat if you have one) over your head and make a lot of loud noise. They won’t attack a human unless they are starving or you get near their babies. Pumas are almost always brown, with long bodies, big long thick tails, proportionately small heads, and cute cat faces.
Leopards I think are another story. Much more dangerous. They have thicker bodies, chunky lion-like faces, skinny tails, and sleek fur (probably usually black in Britain since they’re released “pets” and “black panthers” are more popular to own than spotted yellow leopards) . I hope you guys have animal control that can catch all these cats and a big cat rescue to take them to. Be safe.
Also I agree, those are 100% for sure dog paw prints in the pics.
You people really lack common sense, this is a big cat paw print. Dog paw prints are much smaller. Instead of talking crap (let’s be honest), go and Google it up and educate yourselves a bit more. I am a big cat enthusiast since a very young age, I keep educating myself about these majestic creatures.
In fact, I have seen two black panthers over the period of my 2 week holidays in Cornwall.
Also, I agree about black panther rarity in the wild. However, in the article it is stated that in 1970’s the Act was brought up as before big cats were kept as pets in the UK, this prompted owners to release them into the wild. We also know, us humans are able to do about anything, so these black panthers were mostly imported from other countries.. and upon the act released into the wilds of UK.
If everyone were educated and wanted to educate yourselves and use common sense a bit more, the world would be a much better place.
You have any idea how rare Black Puma’s are in their natural habitat?
The chances of them roaming the UK is …. SMH
i seen a black puma in newton cambuslang in summer of 83 I was thirteen nobody believed me but I was with 2 other boys who seen it and chased there jack russel dog