Residents in both counties Armagh and Down have been warned to be on alert after a large black cat believed to be panther was spotted in the Newry area of the weekend.
The strange sightings which has led to police in Newry and Mourne Police to post a message on their Facebook comes after they received a number calls from concerned residents after they spotted the large animal over the weekend.
In a brief post Newry and Mourne police wrote: “On June 16, 2017 at 11am Police received a report of what has been described as a large black cat, possibly a panther, sighted in the Moneymore Road area of Newry!
“If you do see an animal matching this description we urge you NOT TO APPROACH IT, but instead contact Police immediately and reference serial number 381 16/06/17.”