Big cat sightings 449/2026
FOI Reference: 449/2026
Request
In relation to the time period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025 inclusive:
- On how many occasions were the police informed there had been a sighting of a 'big cat'? i.e. a wild cat which was significantly larger than a domestic cat and was thought could have been a puma, leopard, lynx or other large member of the cat species.
- Please provide a summary of each report received and the associated police action summary, including for each record:
- Date of the report or sighting
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- Location (town/village and county)
- Species suspected
- Summary of the report received
- Police action taken and outcome
For the purposes of your search, please use the following keywords: big cat, large cat, cheetah, panther, wild cat, leopard, lynx, lion, tiger and puma, filtering out irrelevant results (e.g. public house names, clothing brands, street names).
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
Response Q1
|
Year |
Volume |
|
2020 |
2 |
|
2021 |
5 |
|
2022 |
6 |
|
2023 |
7 |
|
2024 |
2 |
|
2025 |
1 |
Response Q2
|
Suspected Species |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
"Large Cat" |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Lion |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tiger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lynx |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Panther |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leopard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
LPA |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Carmarthenshire |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Ceredigion |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pembrokeshire |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Powys |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 19/06/2026)
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