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Big Cat Sightings

Our aim is to conclusively prove the existence of big cats living wild in Surrey and across the UK. This can only be done with good quality photographs and video. The smoking gun would be a body.

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Surreypantherwatch.co.uk (SPW) Database

Start Date: 2019-08-18 20:38

Number of witness testimonials logged to date:
82
Number of year’s investigating British Big Cats:
15
Number of personal sightings of a BBC in Surrey:
00

“ I’ve not seen one myself, yet!

And I would never say I have in order to boost my credibility ”

— Gary Ridley

Our Goal

To conclusively prove that true big cats (genus: Panthera) are living wild in Surrey/England by means of time- and date-stamped digital pictures and/or video that will be independently verified as being in the UK

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On the Trail of the Surrey Puma

I first heard of the surrey puma as a boy back in the early 70s. I was watching a TV programme that featured a mountain lion, (Roy Rodgers I think it was) I remember my dad tell that there was a hunt on for one of them in our area! Someone had seen one in their back garden and now the army were out to shoot it

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Report a Sighting

It is estimated that an average of 3 people a day, are seeing a big cat in the UK. We need your help! We’re appealing for you to relate your sighting to us, all personal information and locations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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You can feel eyes watching you Gary Ridley, panther pursuer

The Guardian - Sun 1 Sep 2024

When I’m not working as a builder, I’m an independent big-cat researcher. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I’m active in the field. For the past 15 years, I’ve been corroborating eyewitness sightings and laying camera traps as part of a nationwide, online, alien-big-cat network.

Body Size Comparison

Check out our big cat body shape comparison chart for a quick and easy way to determine which cat you may have seen and if you have seen any remember we’re appealing for you to relate your sighting to us.

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