A commuter driving between Chester and Flintshireclaims to have seen a black, fairly large animal they believe could have been a puma.<\/p>\n
They were driving home from work along Sealand Road when the sighting occurred near the Texaco petrol station around 12.30am on the morning of Saturday, June 18.<\/p>\n
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In a report to Puma Watch North Wales, they described seeing ananimal that ran into fields on the Blacon side of the road.<\/p>\n
Davidson Drakes-Jarrett said: I was driving home from Chester, my place of work, heading towards A494 when on Sealand Road about 30 metres after Texaco garage and 120 metres ahead of me a black fairly large animal ran across the road into the farm.<\/p>\n
It definitely wasnt a fox and it ran across so quick I couldnt really pick out any features or have time to catch a photo.<\/p>\n
All I could make out was its body that was fairly big and streamlined.<\/p>\n
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The sighting has been addedto the Puma Watch North Walesinteractive map, alongside sightings in Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd.<\/p>\n
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Puma Watch founder Tony Jones said: \"Chester has become a hotspot for big cat sightings, with multiple clusters occurring over the last year. This includes one occasion where an animal wascaught on camera on Chester Meadowsby a delivery driver.<\/p>\n
\"Last year, we shared a report of another motoristspotting a suspected panther stalking sheep, just a few miles away near the M56s Chester Services. Additionally, a lorry driver spotted a big catcrossing the same road behind Costco Chester.\"<\/p>\n
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He added: \"Also last year and not far from the sighting reported today, someone spottedwhat could have been a puma near Blacon, at a location well under a mile from four other recent sightings. Just along the canal to the North, a large, black animal with a very long tailwas spotted twice within a week, around the abandoned Old Oaks Golf Course and the Countess of Chester Country Park.<\/p>\n
\"These sightings followed a 4ft-long cat with a great big tail being spotted twice in one night in fields bordering Blacon,behind Sealand Road Asda.<\/p>\n
\"Prior to this, on the other side of the city centre, a member of the public reported an encounter with a 'growing and snarling'creaturein Huntingtons Caldy Valley Nature Park, while in December,a big cat was caught on camera prowling Chester Meadows.\"<\/p>\n
One of Chesters alleged population of big cats has been added tothe \"Lego Chester\"display in the city.<\/p>\n
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