What are the Big Cats?
Big cats have been regularly seen in Suffolk since the early 1970s. They are generally thought to be the descendants of escaped or released exotic big cats – melanistic (black) leopards, pumas and lynxes – that had been kept as pets. Some could be feral domestic cats that have over the generations grown to a great size.
Evidence
Since 2014 I have been gathering evidence for big cats in Suffolk. This is in the form of testimony from witnesses, media reports, police logs of sightings, big cat footprints, reports of livestock or wildlife showing signs of having been predated on by big cats and other sources. There is also a very limited amount of video footage.
Report a Sighting
Have you seen a big cat, or encountered other evidence – heard sounds that you thought were made by a big cat, seen “field signs” such as footprints or scratch marks, or “kill signs” – signs of possible big cat predation on animal carcasses? Historical sightings you have had, even decades ago, are still of interest.
Phone me or fill in a form online.
Latest News
- Freshwater mermaids and miscellaneous manimals of SuffolkThe following extract from Mystery Animals of Suffolk appeared in Fortean Times. “PRAY resolve me in your next Week’s Paper, whether there be any such Thing in Nature as Mermen and Mermaids, I being not…
Freshwater mermaids and miscellaneous manimals of Suffolk
The following extract from Mystery Animals of Suffolk appeared in Fortean Times. “PRAY resolve me…
West Suffolk’s 1985 big cat flap
The county police forces of both Suffolk and Norfolk had multiple call-outs in April…
Mystery Animals of Suffolk on Some Other Sphere podcast
I was interviewed on Mystery Animals of Suffolk on Rick Palmer’s excellent Some Other Sphere…
Talk on the big cats of Suffolk at Dunwich Museum, 20 July 2024 – report
My talk on the big cats of Suffolk at Dunwich Museum on 20 July was…
Cryptozoologie conference 2023 – report in Fortean Times
My report for Fortean Times on the Cryptozoologie conference in Dinant, Belgium in November 2023,…
Update – reports of big cat sightings, October 2022-June 2024
Above is my map of the most recent big cat sightings I have received –…