National Database of Evidence for Non-Native Cats in Scotland

Key to symbols used
Sighting of black (melanistic) cat
Sighting of brown (puma or lynx-like) cat
Animal attacked or killed
Prints found
Roars or cries heard

Non-native cat evidence in Scotland by year
Number of incidents reported to the Scottish Big Cat Trust: 1,382
1925 zero	1926 three	1927 zero	1928 zero	1929 zero
1930 zero	1931 zero	1932 zero	1933 zero	1934 zero
1935 zero	1936 zero	1937 zero	1938 one	1939 zero
1940 zero	1941 zero	1942 zero	1943 zero	1944 zero
1945 zero	1946 zero	1947 one	1948 zero	1949 zero
1950 zero	1951 zero	1952 zero	1953 zero	1954 zero
1955 zero	1956 zero	1957 zero	1958 zero	1959 zero
1960 one	1961 zero	1962 zero	1963 zero	1964 one
1965 zero	1966 zero	1967 one	1968 zero	1969 four
1970 two	1971 zero	1972 zero	1973 eight	1974 two
1975 five	1976 14	1977 10	1978 11	1979 43
1980 33	1981 10	1982 eight	1983 two	1984 24
1985 20	1986 13	1987 nine	1988 15	1989 two
1990 two	1991 nine	1992 11	1993 15	1994 82
1995 88	1996 87	1997 82	1998 49	1999 55
2000 116	2001 143	2002 168	2003 113	2004 5+
2005	2006 5	2007 2	exact date unknown 11

Return to index	Return to Scottish Big Cats