A second witness has reported seeing what is believed to be “possibly [be a] puma” in the Conwy area, capturing a photograph of a large black cat prowling along a footpath on the evening of May 6, 2026.
Tim told Puma Watch: “It was walking on a pathway ahead of me by about 70 meters. It was a bit bigger than my springer spaniel. I watched it move for about 30 seconds, then saw it sideways, it’s head was much bigger than a domestic cat, it moved as though it was prowling.”
This latest sighting comes just days after a fisherman and his partner spotted a large black cat carrying prey at the Conwy Water Gardens fishing lakes, which is only about 3 miles across the fields from this new location. This distance is well within the range that a large feline could easily cover in a single day, raising the possibility that both witnesses saw the same animal. The size of the animal, described as larger than a springer spaniel (which typically stand around 19 to 20 inches at the shoulder and weigh 40 to 50 lbs ), further supports the idea that this was not a domestic cat. The woodland and farmlands of the Conwy Valley, on the edge of Snowdonia, provide ample cover and prey for such creatures.
Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, it became illegal to keep big cats such as pumas as pets in the UK without a licence. It is widely believed that many owners released their animals into the wild rather than comply with the law or have them destroyed, and that a population of these cats — or their descendants — continues to roam the Welsh countryside to this day.
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