Big Cat Sightings and Encounters
Lion
Location: Wrangaton (Devon) - Lane in the area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 19 November 1998
Further Comments: Police spent eight hours searching for a lion after a local man reported seeing the blood-stained creature enter a field along a lane. Police expressed concern that local hunters armed with shotguns had joined the search. Analysis of a paw print discovered in the area revealed it could belong to a big cat.
ID #15993, last updated 2025-07-17
Fawn Coloured Cat
Location: Wrentham (Suffolk) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1997 onwards
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reported multiple sightings of large cats in this area. In 1997, a wave of sightings were reported of a lynx or cougar, and patrols were established to try to capture the creature. Sightings have sporadically continued, and in 2015 police reported a panther on the loose.
ID #15587, last updated 2024-08-11
Panther
Location: Wychbold (Worcestershire) - Railway line between M5 and Bromsgrove
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 2025
Further Comments: A train driver spotted a large black cat with a long tail cross the rail tracks ahead of his engine.
ID #16048, last updated 2025-08-26
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